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Port CEO Wants to Stop Food Rotting on Ships

One of the largest container port operators is calling on the shipping industry to tackle a growing yet often overlooked major environmental problem: spoiled food from hauling produce around the world.

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Amazon, FedEx Help Boost U.S. Warehouse Jobs Amid Online Boom

Warehouse operators across the U.S. are rushing to hire workers amid a boom in online sales, a bright spot for a labor market that faces mounting challenges.

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The Case for Bringing Home American Manufacturing

The U.S. stands to profit from turning its manufacturing focus inward, rather than relying on imports.

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

Can the U.S. Establish a Reliable Domestic Supply of PPE?

The coronavirus pandemic has led to severe shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to protect Americans from the disease. The crisis has revealed an overreliance on imported supplies, particularly from China.

An employee gathers protective face masks from a production line conveyor. Photo: Bloomberg.

Brexit, Covid and Climate Are Colluding to Raise U.K. Food Prices

Supermarket prices in Britain could start increasing in coming months as food supplies get pummeled by a triple whammy of Brexit, COVID-19 and weather-struck harvests.

1027 Uk Food Prices

Gaining Control in a Turbulent World: The Case for Supply-Chain Control Towers

Cross-process tools and control-tower functionality can provide visibility, insight and agility across the supply chain.

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Time for Manufacturers to Throw Out Old Ideas About Inventory Management

Innovative supply-chain strategies that seemed so perfectly attuned to current purchasing patterns have turned out to carry a lot more risk than their creators could ever have imagined.

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Watch: How COVID-19 Will Change Vaccine and Drug Distribution

Robert Eubanks, director of healthcare and life sciences with West Monroe, discuses the changes in how vaccines and drug therapies are developed and distributed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

How COVID-19 Will Change Vaccine and Drug Distribution

Electric-Car Mania Turns Battery Makers Into Power Brokers

Automakers are investing billions of dollars to bring new electric vehicles to consumers in the U.S. and other global markets, but their success hinges on securing the most critical and expensive component: the battery.

A lithium-ion automotive battery pack sits on a chassis. Photo: Bloomberg.

The U.S.-China Conflict Over Chips Is About to Get Uglier

Politics is roiling the semiconductor industry, sparking a drive for more autonomy from the U.S. to China, Europe and Japan.

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Even Firms With 'High' Supply-Chain Maturity Felt Unprepared for Virus

Most companies have been in two distinct strategy modes, according to a recent survey.

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Watch: Supply-Chain Risk Management in the New (Ab)normal

Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems & Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, discusses his new book, The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19.

Supply-Chain Risk Management in the New (Ab)normal

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

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