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U.K. Grocer Removes Best-Before Dates to Tackle Food Waste

U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer is removing best-before dates from a range of fresh produce to help reduce in-store and household food waste.

Vegetables are assorted in a basket. Photo: Jill Wellington/ Pexels.

Five Ways to Avoid, Absorb and Recover from Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply chain resiliency is the ability of an organization to avoid, absorb and recover from the business impact of disruptions through a risk-balanced approach to product, supply chain strategy and network design.

Satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows cargo ship Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Logistics Giant DSV Targets U.S. in Renewed Acquisition Drive

DSV CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen tells the WSJ that he’s looking to expand his reach in the U.S. as he revives a strategy that has helped build the Danish operator into the world’s third-largest freight forwarder.

Trucks on a highway.

The Future of Supply Chains: 2023 Trends to Know

HERE Technologies

Organizations are recalibrating to address supply chain pressures and disruptions amidst the changing world order. To build resilience, incorporating strategic technologies that solve their unique needs is critical.

Why Private Equity Investors Are Targeting the Chaotic Supply Chain Sector

With all the chaos that’s roiling logistics and supply chain service providers these days, it might come as a surprise to learn that deep-pocketed private investors are keen on the sector.

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CO2 in the Supply Chain: New Tactics to Support Sustainability

Supply chains consume resources on a large scale, making decarbonization an enormous priority.

A power plant.

Tesla and Nikola Big Rigs Race for Up to $40,000 U.S. Incentives

After President Joe Biden’s landmark bill passes, the federal government will start doling out up to $40,000 tax credits per heavy-duty truck purchase.

A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Supplier Inflation Logs Slowest Pace Since Last Fall

A key measure of wholesale costs shows U.S. suppliers raised prices in July at the slowest annual pace since last fall, adding to signs that the rapid growth in production expenses that has helped fuel consumer inflation is easing.

A heavy goods vehicle drives down a highway at dusk. Photo: Getty.

FMC Seeks Comments on Possible Emergency Order to Share Information

If the Commission issues an emergency order, common carriers and marine terminal operators would be required to share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor carriers information relating to cargo throughput and availability.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Daimler Truck Shrugs Off Supply Chain Issues With Rising Sales

Daimler Truck Holding AG said demand for commercial vehicles will continue to outweigh supply in the second half of the year after the German manufacturer reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

An employee displays a 300mm silicon-carbide wafer. Photo: Bloomberg.

Truck-Driver Pay Rose 11% Amid Strong Freight Demand Last Year

A new survey shows wages for truck drivers rose at a double-digit pace last year, as companies raced to recruit workers in a market marked by tight labor conditions and high freight demand.

A trucker drives at night. Photo: Getty.

Podcast | Why Automakers Won’t Meet EV Production Targets

Will the Biden Administration meet its goal for electric vehicle production in the U.S.? Don’t count on it.

An electric vehicle being charged.

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