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Latest Cass Freight Index Shows Weak Volume, Pricing
Freight volumes and pricing are continuing to weaken in air, rail and truck markets, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for September.  The additional signs of contraction suggest that an economic downturn might be in the offing.
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Sourcing Industry Group and Spend Matters Announce Global Partnership
Sourcing Industry Group, a membership organization for sourcing, procurement and outsourcing executives, and Spend Matters, a source for procurement solutions intelligence, recently announced a new partnership to provide SIG buy-side members with procurement solutions intelligence and services.
Walmart Subsidizing Some Vendors in Price War With Amazon
Hold on to your smartphone — the holiday price wars between Walmart Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are heating up.
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Regulators Were in the Dark Over Boeing Design Changes
U.S. aviation regulators assessing Boeing Co.’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used out-of-date procedures and lacked the resources and expertise to fully vet the design changes implicated in two fatal crashes, a review panel has concluded.
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American Consumers Might Save Paper Recycling
Companies are beginning to realize there’s more to lose from offending consumers who are aware of how cheap plastic products feed global warming, choke oceans, kill wildlife and — more slowly — threaten us. This is especially the case when it comes to packaging.
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Putting an End to Supply-Chain Payment Kinks With Automation
A world without supply chains would look nothing like the one we know today. But a world without streamlined payments throughout that supply chain is just the world we live in.
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Podcast | How Technology Is Supercharging Supply-Chain Collaboration
In the world of supply chain, “collaboration” is everyone’s favorite buzzword. But modern-day technology is investing the word with new meaning. Read more.
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Underpaying Blue-Collar Workers Hurts Long-Term Profits, Research Shows
A growing body of research sheds light on how blue-collar wages affect the U.S. economy.
Source: Bloomberg
Exostar and Fujitsu Partner to Advance Global Supply Chain Cybersecurity
Exostar, a specialist in trusted, secure business collaboration in highly-regulated industries including aerospace and defense, life sciences, and healthcare, today announced an agreement with Fujitsu Limited to better protect the controlled unclassified information exchanged by companies throughout the U.S. Department of Defense’s global, multi-tiered supply chain.
How Cybercriminals Can Initiate Attack Through a Supply-Chain Partner
At least 59% of organizations have suffered cyberattacks through third-party companies, according to a recent study.
Source: Bloomberg
Entering the Cognitive Era of Supply-Chain Optimization
Entering the Cognitive Era of Supply-Chain Optimization
QuestaWeb Configures Fragrance Company’s Complex Procedures Into Its Advanced FTZ Software
Challenge: A fragrance and flavor company wanted to create a foreign trade zone (FTZ) in which it could perform both manufacturing and distribution functions. Due to its many product formulations — and ingredients coming from the U.S. and around the world — tracking inventory was complex. Some incoming ingredients also skipped manufacturing and were sold raw.
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