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How Factory Data, AI Prevent Production Delays

Machine downtime is an issue that constantly plagues operations, leading to frustrated workers and a negative impact on the business’s bottom line.

A factory worker uses a digital tablet. Photo: Getty.

American Factories Heat Up as CEOs Take Production Out of China

Rattled by the most recent wave of strict Covid lockdowns in China, the long-time manufacturing hub of choice for multinationals, CEOs have been highlighting plans to relocate production.

A U.S. flag is displayed on a factory floor in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.

Labor Unrest Disrupts Supply Chains From Sky to Sea

Each wave of supply shock to hit the global economy during the pandemic seems to produce a different scapegoat.

A Deere & Co. worker holds a sign during a strike outside the John Deere Des Moines Works facility in Ankeny, Iowa. Photo: Bloomberg.

Auto Workers Hold the Cards as U.S. Recession Looms

A narrowly avoided strike last week offers a glimpse of what could be coming next year — when General Motors, Ford and Stellantis negotiate new four-year contracts for their roughly 150,000 U.S. employees represented by the United Auto Workers.

Workers assemble a Chevrolet Sonic vehicle and Chevrolet Bolt vehicle at the General Motors Co. Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Photo: Bloomberg.

A Better Approach to Supply Chain Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Procurement teams often overlook the strategic value in prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).

Coalition Calls for Freight Data Exchange Standard to Cut Supply Chain Emissions

A Washington-based think tank has launched an initiative to encourage widespread adoption of standardized data-sharing in the freight sector in order to boost sustainability.

The Port of Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany, at dusk. Photo: Getty.

Why the Supply Chain Talent Shortage Isn’t Letting Up

As we appear to be emerging from our worst healthcare crisis in a century, many experts have assumed that people would eagerly return to work. But that is simply not happening.

A worker's shirt rests on an empty office chair. Photo: Shutterstock.

How Fleet Management Tech Can Drive Sustainability in Trucking

As sustainability initiatives become more prominent, trucking companies must ensure that their operating models comply with government regulations and align with the expectations of multiple stakeholders.

Trucks drive on a highway at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

West Coast Dockworkers Extend Labor Talks Without Contract

The union representing about 22,000 West Coast dockworkers and their employers are continuing negotiations for a new labor contract past the July 1 expiration of their previous pact and said the ports — among them the U.S.’s busiest — will keep functioning.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Supreme Court Ruling May Take 70,000 Truckers Off Road, Spur Jams

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that could force California’s 70,000 truck owner-operators to stop driving is set to create another choke point in already-stressed West Coast logistics networks.

A close up of the Supreme Court of the United States. Photo: Getty Images.

Sweetwater Responds to the ‘New Face of Agility’ in Supply Chain and Merchandising

Sweetwater Sound, LLC didn’t waste any time preparing for this year’s fourth quarter. By the end of May, the nation’s largest online seller of musical instruments and professional audio gear was already finalizing orders and distribution plans for the coming peak sales season.

Electric guitars hang in a store. Photo: Getty.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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