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Relational Contracting for Building Healthier Supplier Relationships

A look at the pioneering research and concepts behind formal relational contracts, with the goal of helping practitioners understand how such agreements can benefit their organizations.

Could Data Standards Solve the Supply Chain Crisis?

A lack of data sharing is one of today's most glaring issues in supply chain management. But just as important is that every stakeholder is on the same page — working with the same kind of data at the right time.

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More Than Half U.S. Firms in China See Lockdowns Hitting Revenue

China’s stringent Covid Zero strategy has damaged foreign businesses’ confidence, with U.S. firms in the country slashing investments and lowering revenue projections as lockdowns hit operations and supply chains.

China Lockdowns Hit Revenue

Empowering Inclusive Global Supply Chains: A Case Study

A beverage industry leader realizes the value of inclusive leadership by applying five key principles to managing employees, suppliers and customers throughout its global organization.

Combating Global Social Injustice Through Supply Chain Transparency Tech

The value of an organization having an ethical supply chain, including managing the social risks that exist within it, is only growing in importance.

Hiring an Outside Expert in Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability to Facilitate Change

Having the right senior executive-level technical leadership is becoming increasingly critical to delivering on commitments for end-to-end ethical supply chains.

Allianz Warns of Car Ship Pain After 4,000 Vehicles Lost at Sea

Car-shipping incidents have become a major cause of loss for the insurance industry, according to a report.

The 650-foot-long Felicity Ace car carrier caught fire and was abandoned off the coast of the Azores. Photo: Marinha Portuguesa.

Watch: Megatrends in Material Handling

Flexible automation, labor augmentation and longer lead times for project delivery are among the major trends in material handling, says Christian Dow, executive vice president of leadership and membership at MHI.

Megatrends In Material Handling

Will Truckers’ Protests Be the Thing That Finally Breaks Supply Chains?

The slew of protests earlier this year by U.S. and Canadian truckers against COVID-19 protection measures caused some annoying traffic jams in a handful of cities. But whether they signal a serious, long-term threat to an already-challenged supply chain is questionable.

Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

G-7 Leaders Commit to Banning Imports of Oil From Russia

Leaders of the Group of Seven most industrialized countries pledged to ban the import of Russian oil in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Pipework inside a gas storage facility in Kasimov, Russia. Photo: Bloomberg.

West Coast Dockworkers, Firms Vow to Avoid Upheaval Amid Contract Talks

Labor negotiations at 29 West Coast ports are set to start this week with both sides saying they want to avoid further upheaval in supply chains that haven’t fully recovered.

A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | Measuring ‘Foot Traffic’ in the Supply Chain

Everyone wants supply chain visibility, but few have it.

A worker uses a mobile device in a warehouse. Photo: Getty.

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

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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