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Watch: Where Digital Collaboration Is Falling Short

Quite a few companies have embarked on their digital collaboration journey, but many haven't developed it to its full potential, says Ville Parkkinen, director of product marketing at OpenText.

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Watch: Enhanced Visibility in the Supply Chain World

With the challenges that supply chains face today, managers realize that visibility is more important than ever, says Jerome Roberts, global vice president of marketing at Blume Global. After all, you can't react to what you can't see.

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Gas Prices in the U.S. Fall Below $4 a Gallon

Gas prices in the United States fell below $4 a gallon on Thursday, retreating to their lowest level since March.

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Watch: Building Resiliency Within the Healthcare Supply Chain

Federal regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices are among the unique challenges that logistics providers face in the healthcare supply chain, says Andrew Wang, director of healthcare at Locus Robotics.

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Alcott Global Announces Leaders in Supply Chain Awards and Calls for Nominations

Alcott Global is rewarding excellence in the global Supply Chain industry at the first annual Leaders in Supply Chain Awards Gala, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, October 3-4, 2022, featuring leading global Supply Chain C-level executives.

Rhine River Withers to Crisis Level as Europe Craves Energy

The Rhine River is set to become virtually impassable at a key waypoint in Germany, as shallow water chokes off shipments of energy products and other industrial commodities along one of Europe’s most important waterways.

A map showing the course of the Rhine river.

Watch: World-Class Supply Chains Create Value

Velocity of response and proactivity in risk management are key to meeting supply chain challenges and creating value, says Rajesh Kalidindi, founder and chief executive officer of LevaData.

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Apple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Label Products as Made in China

Apple has reportedly asked Taiwan-based suppliers to label their products as being produced in China, in an effort to avoid disruption from strict Chinese customs inspections resulting from the visit of the U.S. House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, to Taipei.

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Stop Using Spreadsheets to Manage Your Global Supply Chain

Maintaining your organization’s dependence on collecting, tracking and sharing supply chain data with Excel is perhaps the biggest threat to agility, resilience, visibility and profitability.

A man at a computer.

Container Lines Are Set to Smash Year-Old Profit Record by 73%

The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are squeezing capacity amid sustained U.S. demand for imports.

A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.

Direct-to-Consumer Sales Are Fueling Supply-Chain Tech Growth

The push by consumer-goods suppliers to reach shoppers directly is opening a new market for supply-chain technology providers, says The Wall Street Journal.

A person using a smartphone.

Strike Action Likely at U.K. Port of Felixstowe

With pay talks deadlocked, it seems increasingly likely that the Port of Felixstowe will be closed by strike action toward the end of August, warns project4

A gantry crane lifts a shipping container. Photo: Shutterstock.

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