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Bridging the Opportunity Gap in Procurement Software

Following are four ways that middleware is unifying the procurement process and resulting in a greater return on investment.

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Chinese Cars Rise in Russia After Fury Drove Western Brands Out

The rewards Chinese companies are reaping in Russia are small compared to the geopolitical risks they’re taking.

Workers install engine blocks into a Haval F7 crossover SUV inside the Haval automobile plant, operated by Great Wall Motor Co. in Russia in 2019. Photo: Bloomberg

Ashley Leiva is Women In Trucking Association’s March 2023 Member of the Month

Leiva and her brother have co-owned what is now Noemi Trucking, named in honor of their mother, for two years.

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Supreme Court Weighs Future of New York Harbor Commission

Opponents say the agency imposes needless costs and red tape at the port. New York counters that the commission is as relevant as ever.

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Biden Envoy Says Automating Ports Doesn’t Have to Cost Jobs

It’s reasonable for businesses to look at investments in technology that would enhance production and efficiency, said Stephen Lyons.

The Port of Los Angeles' Pier 300 channel. Photo: Port of Los Angeles

Are Gig Workers Independent Contractors or Employees?

For the good of the economy at large, we need to grow income opportunities for the nation’s workforce while ensuring fair treatment of workers.

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Using the Power of Procurement to Drive Gender Equality

Leading companies all know what their aspirational environmental goals are, but if you ask them when they’re going to be gender equal, few would be able to give a definitive answer.

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Chinese Factories Boom While Japan's are in Reverse

Japan faces a global slowdown, the soaring cost of raw materials and calls for firms to raise wages for their workers to help ease a cost-of-living crisis.

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Sam’s Club Adding Distribution Centers to Speed Up Online Fulfillment

Sam’s Club is the latest retailer to invest in new supply-chain facilities as companies seek to deliver packages faster.

Sam's Club Wholesale at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Photo: iStock.com/Laser1987

Credit Suisse ‘Seriously Breached’ Rules in Greensill Case

The Swiss bank was ordered to take remedial measures by Finma, which include a periodic executive board level-review of the most important business relationships for counter-party risks.

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EU and U.K. Strike New Deal over Trade Rules in Northern Ireland

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that in order for the EU and the U.K. to “make the most of our partnership” new solutions were needed.

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Shell and Hapag-Lloyd Sign Multi-Year LNG Supply Agreement

Bunkering for these twelve new vessels is expected to commence during the second half of 2023, and LNG will be supplied in the Port of Rotterdam.

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