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Rising Global Temperatures Could Snarl Cargo Operations

Unprecedented heat waves could ground nearly a third of flights during the hottest days, forcing carriers to jettison cargo in order to take off, according to a recent study.

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Hard Questions for a Company at the Center of the Opioid Crisis

The immense pay packages bestowed on corporate chieftains are often said to reflect feats of management that enrich company shareholders. An executive's masterly performance justifies the compensation, in other words.

Supply Chain Innovation Is Key to Affordable Healthcare, Report Says

Advanced supply chains could be the key to helping life sciences and healthcare meet increasing demand for services cost, according to a report.

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Maersk Line: Third-Party Data Not Affected by Petya

In an update last week, Maersk Line gave more information into the causes and effects of the Petya cyberattack, which struck its core business IT systems on June 27. Its damage took Maersk weeks to fully repair.

Border Tax and Nafta Exit Could Harm U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry, Study Finds

Two proposed policy changes - imposing a border adjustment tax (BAT) and withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) - would likely fail to achieve their goal of reversing the trend of offshoring manufacturing to low-cost countries and could potentially harm the U.S. motor vehicle industry, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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Unilever Cuts Costs on Flights, Products As Activists Circle

Unilever is sharpening its focus on profitability by lifting prices and cutting spending on everything from employee flights to product ingredients as activist investors take aim at consumer-goods giants wrestling with slow growth.

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CSX Warns of 'Bumps in the Road' As It Tightens Rail Schedules

CSX Corp. is telling some shippers to brace for growing pains, including additional days of transit times, as the railway implements Chief Executive Hunter Harrison's plan to tighten schedules.

Eight in 10 Firms Suffer Supplier Failure, Report Says

Some 84 percent of businesses have suffered supplier failure over the last three years, according to a report.

Can Meal Kit Delivery Services Forge Sustainable Supply Chains?

Meal kit delivery services are taking the internet by storm. But can they deliver a supply chain that makes economic sense?

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Nevada Approves Emergency Regulation Aimed at Solving Marijuana Shortage

Nevada has approved an emergency regulation aimed at solving a marijuana shortage by expanding who is allowed to transport the drug from cultivation facilities to retail dispensaries.

FedEx Struggles to Bounce Back From Cyberattack

Customers waiting for packages abroad are experiencing significant delays as FedEx Corp. continues to reel from the effects of a June 27 cyberattack.

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