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Second Boeing Aircraft Model to be Inspected

The FAA did not order the older model to be grounded while the visual inspections are carried out by operators, as it did with the 737 Max 9 planes.

A Boeing 737-900ER. Photo: iStock.com/Wirestock

Tata Steel Closing Welsh Blast Furnaces, Cutting 2,800 Jobs

Tata is planning to switch from coal-fired blast furnaces to electric furnaces through a $634 million investment from the British government.

Port Talbot, Wales. Photo: iStock.com/Phil Lewis

Korean Battery Makers Eye Chile Lithium Projects to Supply U.S.

InvestChile, the South American nation’s foreign investment promotion body, has held meetings with representatives from multiple Korean companies, said the group’s executive director, Karla Flores.

Photo: Bloomberg

That Was Fast: High-Tech Component Inventories Shift From Shortage to Glut

For manufacturers that fretted over component shortages in 2021 and 2022, the current inventory glut is reminding them of that unsettling maxim: Be careful what you wish for.

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Watch: Maximizing the Impact of Your Online Brand With Digital Marketing

Krista Neher, chief executive officer of Boot Camp Digital, shares the secrets of effective digital marketing, and rates current efforts by companies at online branding.

Ford Cutting Back F-150 Lighting Production Due to Lower EV Demand

The American car manufacturing giant said that it would be cutting back production at its Michigan Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to just one shift starting April 1, 2024.

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Samsung Heavy Industries Lands $235M Gas Carrier Deal

Samsung Heavy Industries said that the two very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) are scheduled to be delivered by the end of November 2027.

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Experts Believe Cheap Generic Drugs Are Hurting the U.S. Supply Chain

Erin Fox, the associate chief pharmacy officer at the University of Utah, claimed that the most recent drug shortages in the U.S. are the “worst” in a decade.

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Podcast | Who’s Really Paying for Tariffs on Imports of Chinese Goods?

Tariffs on Chinese-made imports are a response to that nation’s unfair trade practices. But who’s footing the bill?

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How Generative AI Will Shape Contracting

Generative AI (GenAI) has the potential to transform the contracting practices of companies by significantly reducing the contract authoring, review times, and making negotiations of commercial agreements more effective.

Photo: iStock / Boonyakiat Chaloemchavalid

Watch: Tracking Reusable Packaging Containers at Scale

A case study with Roambee Corp., about how the world's leading reusable packaging container (RPC) supplier managed to track hundreds of millions of units without having to tag each one separately.

Roambee Corp Tracking Reusable Packaging Containers At Scale Vidya Subramanian

Congressional Committee Updated on Alaska Airlines Blowout Investigation

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA administrator Mike Whitaker briefed members of the Senate Commerce Committee on their findings for about two hours January 17.

Paris Air Show, Paris, France. June 20, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg

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