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How Supply Chain Planners and Managers Can Face New Challenges

Successfully orchestrating a supply chain is both the most significant challenge and the biggest opportunity facing today’s supply chains.

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Canadian Rail Stoppage Partially Ends After Government Intervenes

The Canadian labor minister has asked the federal industrial relations board to impose binding arbitration on the parties.

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Shipping’s Adoption of Wind Power Grows, Proponents Say

The IWSA says the uptick in wind-powered vessels hitting the water has been driven by the performance of wind propulsion technology strengthening in recent years

Canopée, equipped with collapsible wings, combines diesel propulsion and wind assistance. Photo: International Windship Association

Miners Tap Trucks, Divert Shipments to Sidestep Canada Rail Woes

Canada’s mining sector depends on the country’s two dominant railways to transport heavy materials including copper, aluminum, iron ore and coal.

An Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. hauling truck full of minerals drives outside Amaruq, Nunavut, Canada. Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. Freight Railway CSX Agrees to New Deals With Three Unions

The tentative agreements include 3.5% yearly wage increases, and improvements to paid vacation and health care.

ATHENS, GEORGIA, U.S.A. - Jan 21, 2019: A railroad employee holding a walkie-talkie leans out from a CSX railroad locomotive, looking ahead up the track.

Podcast | The Parcel Shipping Headaches That Never Go Away

Forget about those rare Black Swans and unexpected supply chain disruptions. In parcel shipping, certain headaches are a constant.

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How Being Data-Driven Can Lead to Mistakes

Pushing employees to get on board with a "data-driven" approach without making sure they have the skills they need is likely to cause harm at some point.

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Using AI to Close the Manufacturing Skills Gap: A Reality Check

Many manufacturers are actively increasing investments in software designed theoretically to enhance productivity, work management and collaboration. Yet manual work is on the rise.

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Border Agents at Heathrow Airport to Strike for Four Days

According to a release from the union, the dispute is over forced changes to terms and conditions for workers, including "inflexible" work schedules.

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Shein Sues Temu Over Claims of Copyright Infringement, Stolen Designs

Shein claims that Temu's ultra-low prices have been facilitated by allowing sellers to offer counterfeit items based on stolen designs.

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Canada Rail Stoppage Begins

After months of talks, the increasingly bitter negotiations, regarding working conditions such as shift scheduling and fatigue provisions, ended on the evening of August 21.

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Greek-Operated Oil Tanker Safe at Anchor After Red Sea Missile Attack

The Sounion was attacked while sailing through the waterway and suffered minor damage, its owner and operator Delta Tankers said.

Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

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