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Snowflake Launches New Product to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Snowflake recently launched the Manufacturing Data Cloud which allows manufacturers to improve supply chain performances, product quality and factory efficiency.

Teamsters Won’t Begin National Contract Talks With UPS Before Resolving Regional Contracts

The Teamsters said that UPS has dragged its feet “for four months” after beginning supplemental contract negotiations in January, 2023.

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Lower Logistics Costs are Pushing Inflation Down

Commodities prices have been falling, and buyers are starting to see the impact of tumbling logistics prices.

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The Race to Clean Up Trucking Emissions Is Just Getting Started

Around 12 times more battery-electric truck models will be available this decade than fuel cell trucks.

A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen-powered truck at the IAA Transportation show last year in Hanover, Germany. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Podcast | Grow in Any Economy: The New Role of Procurement

What does it mean to turn the procurement function into a “growth engine” for the business?

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Watch: Challenges in the Warehouse? Robotics to the Rescue

If any technology is making up for the labor shortage and boosting productivity in the warehouse, it's robotics, says Jake Heldenberg, head of solution design, warehousing, North America, for Vanderlande.

Jake Heldenberg

G7 Financial Leaders Seek to Diversify Supply Chains

While the G7 statement was not specifically directed at China, the group believes a high concentration of supply chains in any single country is undesirable.

Flags of all members of the G7 Group, 3D rendering. Photo: iStock.com/AlexLMX

Port of Los Angeles Shipping Volumes Down for Eighth Consecutive Month

Marking the end of a “soft first quarter,” the Port of Los Angeles processed 623,234 TEUs in March 2023, marking continued volume decline.

An aerial view of Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

New Strategies for De-Risking Global Supply Chains

Business leaders have been forced to reevaluate supply chains, especially those with ties to China. Now, the best solutions may be closer, geographically speaking, than one might realize.

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Germany is Reviewing If Cosco Can Buy Hamburg Terminal Stake

Berlin is expected to adopt a more critical stance on China following Beijing’s increasingly militaristic threats against Taiwan.

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Netherlands Plans to End Russian LNG Imports, Minister Says

The move by the Netherlands would apply to both spot and long-term contracts. The nation is a transit country for gas supplies, meaning that the decision could have a broader European impact.

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Brookfield Infrastructure to Buy Triton in $4.7bn Deal

Brookfield agreed to buy Triton International Ltd., the world’s largest owner of intermodal shipping containers, for $4.7 billion.

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