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PTC Issues Tool for Conflict Minerals Compliance

PTC has developed a tool for complying with new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules on identifying the presence of conflict minerals in high-tech products and supply chains.

RCMP Busts Canadian Suspected of Passing Shipbuilding Procurement Practices to China

Canadian police have arrested a Toronto man suspected of seeking to give China classified information about Canadian shipbuilding procurement policies, security officials said on Sunday.

Anatomy of a Trade-Compliance Program

All the best intentions in the world can't guarantee that a company is complying with the volumes of laws and regulations that govern international trade.

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Is American Manufacturing Really Coming Home?

Is the reshoring trend for real?

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DoD Regulation Clamping Down on IT Suppliers Aims to Combat Supply Chain Risk

The Defense Department may now officially exclude contractors or subcontractors from receiving information technology contracts based on the risk their supply chain poses to national security systems.

Report Details Costly, Failed Air Force Logistics Project

Muddled governance, ineffective change management and revolving door leadership were among the forces leading to last year's demise of a costly and high-stakes Air Force logistics modernization program, according to newly released findings from an internal inquiry.

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Just in Time for the Holidays - Toxic Toys Seized at Numerous U.S. Ports of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators have seized more than 200,000 toy dolls arriving from China due to high levels of phthalates, a group of banned chemical compounds.

U.N. Urges Continued Battle Against Piracy, Hostage-taking at Sea

The United Nations Security Council reiterated its calls on the international community to fight piracy and armed robbery at sea, which continue to pose a threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia.

Every Business Tells a Story

The art of storytelling isn't just for movies and works of fiction.

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Audits Show Progress Made on Increasing Worker Safety in Bangladesh Apparel Factories, Retail Group Says

The National Retail Federation issued says worker safety has been boosted in garment factories in Bangladesh, yet notes that greater effort is needed.

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Retail 'Shrink' Cost the Industry 1.4 Percent of Sales Worldwide Last Year And Is on Rise

Shrink, consisting of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, organized retail crime and administrative errors, cost the retail industry more than $112bn globally last year, according to the 2012-2013 Global Retail Theft Barometer, and represented 1.4 percent of retail sales, on average.

Defining Procurement Values to Build a Responsive Supply Chain

Factoring uncertainties into supplier strategy decisions builds agile procurement into the whole supplier life cycle. Procurement leaders of the future will measure uncertainty through quantitative analyses, modeling scenarios to take key uncertainties, such as supplier bankruptcy or material scarcity, into account.

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