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Watch: Quality Assurance in the Supply Chain

Quality assurance management no longer needs to convince the C-suite of its contribution to the bottom line, says Lusi Zheng, senior director of quality assurance, with Gartner.

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U.S. Pharmacies Ordered to Pay $650.6M for Role in Opioids Crisis

The U.S. pharmacy chains CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties, after a jury last November concluded that the firms helped create a public nuisance in Lake and Trumbull counties by oversupplying addictive pain pills

A Walmart Inc. storefront. Photo: Bloomberg.

The World’s Roads Aren’t Ready for a Hotter Climate

With average temperatures rising and heat waves become more frequent and intense, infrastructure and in particular roads are increasingly vulnerable to human-induced global warming.

A contractor supervises as milling machines remove asphalt from a runway. Photo: Bloomberg.

Gray-Market Blues: How Businesses Can Prevent Unauthorized Product Sales

The focus by companies on fulfilling basic orders during the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed a more insidious problem to come to a head: the influx of gray-market products into the supply chain.

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Drought Devastates U.S. Cotton Harvest

Harsh weather patterns soon may be reaching into apparel supply chains. Southwestern cotton growers are abandoning millions of parched acres that they planted in the spring, reports The Wall Street Journal, sending prices sharply higher on forecasts for the weakest U.S. harvest in more than a decade.

Cotton ready for harvest. Photo: Bloomberg.

Powering Procurement in the Electric Utility Industry, Part 2

Despite uncertainties, utility companies must continue to provide seamless and consistent services to their customers. In this environment, the role of procurement becomes even more critical.

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Boat Blocks the Rhine Just as Water Level Starts Creeping Higher

A vessel is blocking the Rhine River after suffering a technical fault, yet another glitch for the key waterway that has become difficult to navigate because of drought.

A map showing the course of the Rhine river.

San Pedro Bay Ports Seek Comment on Second Drayage Truck Assessment

The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Ane.geles and Long Beach have invited the public to comment on a draft 2021 feasibility assessment of cleaner drayage truck technologies needed to help the ports reduce air pollution and reach the ambitious zero-emissions goals adopted in the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Updat

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CHIPS and Science Act Will Strengthen Supply Chains and Counter China, Biden Claims

President Biden signed into law Aug. 9 the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, as part of an industrial strategy to revitalize domestic manufacturing, create good-paying American jobs, strengthen American supply chains, and accelerate the industries of the future.

Photo: Bloomberg

Los Angeles Warehousing Mecca Halts Expansion Just as Needs Soar

Communities in the Inland Empire, the U.S.’s logistics mecca east of Los Angeles, are suspending new warehousing projects to examine the impact from decades of pollution — putting the industry under pressure when it’s needed most.

Source: Bloomberg

Watch: On the Supply Chain Sustainability Journey

To ensure that they're meeting goals for sustainability and carbon tracking, shippers need to have an "open ecosystem" that enables data transformation among all supply chain partners, says Mike Reed, chief product officer with Redwood Logistics.

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China Restarts Military Drills in Response to Latest U.S. Lawmakers’ Visit to Taiwan

China is resuming its military drills in the region following the surprise arrival of a new delegation of U.S. lawmakers, apparently aimed at demonstrating Beijing’s ability to mount a blockade of Taiwan.

A China and U.S. flag wave side by side in the wind. Photo: Getty.

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