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In Southeast Asia, Packaging Rules Make Covid Testing Thorny

Differences in infectious substance classifications, packaging requirements and other shipping regulations between countries create significant supply-chain challenges — particularly when it comes to sourcing approved packaging for shipping COVID-19 samples in Southeast Asia.

How the U.K.-EU Trade Deal Impacts Supply Chains

For the most part, the trade agreement maintains continuity of supply and prevents greater challenges that industries might have faced without it.

For Supply-Chain Resiliency, the Middle East Scores Last

Companies domiciled in the Middle East score low in agility and resiliency compared to other major regions of the globe.

Inflation Risk Intensifies With Supply Shortages Multiplying

Signs of inflation are picking up, with a mounting number of consumer-facing companies warning in recent days that supply shortages and logistical logjams may force them to raise prices.

Photo: Bloomberg

Mobile Warehousing Is the Real-Time Storage Solution for a Post-Covid World

Mobile warehousing and storage (MW&S) can provide a cost-effective, real-time warehousing solution for many of the complex issues facing U.S. supply chains today.

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Summer of Sold-Out Ships Awaits as Sea Cargo Chaos Intensifies

Container shipping rates are heading higher again, driven to new heights by unrelenting consumer demand and company restocking from Europe to the U.S. that are exhausting the world economy’s capacity to move goods across oceans.

Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles.

Supply Chains Must Be Proactive and Reactive. Here's How to Do Both.

Proactivity and reactivity aren’t opposing schools of thought in supply chain risk management. They’re distinct parts of a complete, holistic strategy.

Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: The Impact of the Pandemic on the Automotive Supply Chain

Vanessa Miller, partner in the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, details the substantial challenges that the automotive industry is facing, now and in months to come.

The Impact of the Pandemic on the Automotive Supply Chain

E-Commerce Seeks the Path to a Zero-Emissions Future

Which portion of an e-commerce delivery has the bigger impact on carbon emissions — the first mile, or the last?

Photo: Bloomberg

Intel CEO Says Chip Shortage Will Persist for ‘Couple of Years’

The global semiconductor shortage roiling a wide range of industries likely won’t be resolved for a few more years, according to Intel Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger.

An Intel Corp. chip sits on display. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | Unilever Pledges a ‘Living Wage’ for Its Global Supply Chain

The consumer products giant Unilever plc is promising a “living wage” for all of its supply-chain workers by the year 2030. Can it make good on that pledge?

Bottles of Unilever skincare products move along the production line at a factory in Cikarang, Indonesia. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Creating the Sustainable Last Mile

Andre Pharand, global management consulting lead for postal and parcel industry with Accenture, reveals the findings of the firm’s new study on creating the sustainable last mile for e-commerce deliveries.

Creating the Sustainable Last Mile

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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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