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The Supply Chain Dichotomy Between Theory and Practice

After retiring from industry, I was appointed as a professor at NYU, where I taught supply chain management for over ten years. I also taught a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) course to managers in major corporations. I was thus able to see first-hand how corporations monitored their supply chains, and contrast it with how we taught the subject. I found there was a considerable dichotomy between the field practices and academic precepts.

Avoiding Compassion, Preparedness and Disaster Fatigue

Since 2017, our country has dealt with numerous unprecedented disasters, including a global pandemic. These catastrophes have had the positive effect of inspiring businesses to intensify their disaster preparation and humanitarian efforts. At the same time, they have increased the possibility that companies will want a break from that level of vigilance and selflessness once things return to normal. Now is the time to adopt best practices that will help offset the dangers of disaster ennui and compassion fatigue.

Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Faces Jam From Cultural Divide

President Joe Biden wants electric vehicles to account for 50% of new car sales by 2030. But to meet that target he may have to sell the cars to a skeptical demographic: Donald Trump voters.

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Watch: Are Businesses Living Up to ESG Requirements?

A review of how good a job companies are doing in adhering to their promises in the areas of environmental, social and governance (ESG), with two attorneys from Crowell & Moring LLP.

Are Businesses Living Up to ESG Requirements?

Watch: Time for a Fresh Commitment to ESG

Amy Brachio, global business consulting leader with EY, explains why companies must move forward now with policies to ensure compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements.

Time for a Fresh Commitment to ESG

Nestle to Pay Cocoa Farmers Cash Incentives to Fight Child Labor

Nestle SA will offer cocoa farmers and their families in the Ivory Coast cash incentives that aim to reduce child labor, as the chocolate industry faces growing scrutiny over the problem.

A plantation worker turns drying cacao beans in the sun. Photo: Shutterstock.

Smithfield’s Ambitious Plans to Cut Food Waste in the Supply Chain

The world's biggest pork producer is aiming to halve its U.S. food waste by 2030.

Ham and smoked meat sit in a cooler. Photo: Pixabay.

Podcast | The Fashion Apparel Supply Chain Has a Visibility Problem

Is sustainability in fashion in the apparel supply chain?

An online shopper scrolls through an e-commerce app on their smartphone. Photo: cottonbro/ Pexels.

New Zero Emissions Service Helps North American Air and Sea Customers Offset Carbon Footprints

Gebrüder Weiss, a global freight forwarder, has introduced its new Zero Emissions service to its customers in North America.

New Railcar Design Aims to Reduce Industry's Emissions

Moving freight by rail is the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transport, with the average U.S. railroad moving one ton of freight 470 miles per gallon of fuel. A new type of railcar aims to further improve the industry’s footprint.

Greenbrier Unveils Innovative Freight Railcar

Clean Energy Shift Doesn't Threaten Saudi Arabia's Oil Empire

Most transportation today relies on hydrocarbon fuel sources. And despite dreams of a green energy revolution, that’s not likely to change in the near future, according to one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia.

The skyline in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is pictured at night. Photo: Getty Images.

Coming to an Ocean Near You: Ships Dragged Along by Giant Kites

Add ships being dragged along by giant kites to the list of things the industry is exploring in its quest to decarbonize.

The Ville de Bordeaux, a 154-meter-long ship that moves aircraft components for Airbus SE. Photo: Pixabay.

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