SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainBusiness Strategy AlignmentGM Shareholders Reject Proposal to Evaluate Child Labor PracticesGM's board of directors asserted that the company's policies already reflect a "zero-tolerance" approach to child labor.July 16, 2024All TechnologySenator: Shein’s Supply Chain Tech Could ‘Subvert U.S. Interests’Senator Tom Cotton requested the Biden administration provide a plan to protect Americans’ data from Shein, and identify whether Shein is complying with U.S. laws.July 15, 2024Global GatewaysILA Says Threat of East Coast and Gulf Ports Strike Growing More LikelyILA president Harold Daggett says threat of October 1 strike growing more likely as current contract with USMX expires September 30.July 15, 2024Business Strategy AlignmentEU Push to End Forced Labor Could Drive $7B in Spending on Supply Chain VisibilityVerdantix predicts a $7 billion market for supply chain sustainability software by 2029, with EU manufacturing and retail firms expected to drive the bulk of that spending.July 12, 2024Ocean TransportationChinese Hackers Targeting Ships Across Europe With Malware on USB SticksSeveral USB sticks with malware have been found plugged into computers on freight vessels in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands dating back to January. July 11, 2024All TechnologyWalmart to Open Five New Automated Distribution Centers for Fresh FoodEach facility will be twice the size of a traditional distribution center, with automated retrieval systems that move them to dense pallets that are then delivered to stores.July 11, 2024Global LogisticsNew U.S. Rules Target Chinese Steel ImportsThe White House has decided to revisit Mexico's tariff exemption, as it was suspected of being used to bypass taxes on imports that originate in China and elsewhere.July 11, 2024Global Supply Chain ManagementChina Opens Investigation into EU 'Trade Barriers'This marks the latest move from China in retaliation against new provisional EU tariffs of up to 38% against imported Chinese EVs.July 11, 2024All TechnologySamsung Electronics Workers in South Korea Go on Strike IndefinitelyMore than 6,000 unionized workers with the chip-maker's semiconductor division walked out on July 8.July 10, 2024Business Strategy AlignmentBiden Admin to Loan Manufacturer $1.2B to Boost EV Battery Supply ChainEntek's new facility will be built in Terre Haute, Indiana, and will be able to manufacture enough battery separators to support nearly two million mid-size EVs.July 10, 2024Previous PagePage 177 of 587Next Page