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Walmart, Manufacturer Partners Kick Off Anti-Hunger Campaign
Walmart has launched its first campaign to fight hunger and aims to provide 75 million meals through food banks.
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Crime, Weather, Terrorism, Migration Crisis Cost Global Supply Chains $56Bn Last Year, Study Says
Research from the British Standards Institute (BSI) has found that global supply chains gained a combined $56bn in extra costs last year, incurred by crime, extreme weather, terrorist threats and the migrant crisis that swept across Europe.
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Purolator Launches Long Island Supply Chain Index
Purolator International has launched its first Long Island Supply Chain Index, a quarterly survey of Long Island, N.Y. manufacturers' business forecasts for the six months ahead.
State DOTs Use Drones to Improve Safety, Collect Data and Cut Costs
A growing number of state departments of transportation are leveraging innovative drone technology to creatively improve safety, reduce traffic congestion and save money.
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IBM's Watson Supercomputer to Help U.S. Air Force Avoid Procurement Flak
IBM's Watson, the computational genius that has bested "Jeopardy" champions, published a cookbook and even been unleashed in the fight against cancer, now has what is perhaps its greatest challenge: taking on the federal procurement morass.
Assessment of the Supply Chain Risk and Risk Management in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leading business intelligence service group, BIS Group s.r.o., is excited to announce an exclusive Supply Chain Risk Management Forum with the senior executives, industry leaders, experts and decision-makers within Supply Chain Industry.
Squire Patton Boggs Offering Export-Compliance Expertise
Squire Patton Boggs is partnering with the Manufacturer's Center for Legal Action (MCLA) of the National Association of Manufacturers to provide NAM members with legal expertise on export compliance.
$90M Dedicated to Promote Sustainable Supply Chains in Food Industry
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, one of the world's largest conservation funders, announced more than $90m in grants designed to advance conservation by decoupling food production from negative environmental impacts.
Ocean Container Weight Verification Requirement May Greatly Boost Shipping Costs, Study Finds
An impending international requirement that shippers verify the weight of their goods before transport will sharply raise shipping costs on major trade lanes and trigger delays in moving cargo through ports, according to a new report.
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Almost Everyone Likes Option to Buy Online, Then Pick Up Items in Physical Stores, Study Says
Ninety-nine percent of consumers who take delivery of online orders in brick-and-mortar stores are pleased with the experience, according to a recent survey. Twenty-nine percent said the option is why they placed the order in the first place.
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EU Trade Controls Compliance for North American Companies 2016, 4-5 May, Washington DC, USA
As Businesses Include Climate Change in Supply Chain Risk Plans, Property Insurers Don't Keep Pace
From a purely business standpoint, considerations of where and how to build facilities (or alter existing ones) to lessen climate risk have moved up the risk management priority list. Such moves can ward off costly business stoppages in the event of extreme weather events. Perhaps more significant, on an ongoing basis, they also earn lower property insurance premiums.
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