SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainGlobal Supply Chain ManagementEU Rules on Electric Cars Could Cost Carmakers BillionsThe U.K. is by far their largest export market for European car-makers, with 1.2 million vehicles arriving at U.K. ports last year.September 25, 2023Global Supply Chain ManagementLego Abandons Effort to Make Bricks From Recycled Plastic BottlesThe project to make bricks from recycled drinks bottles instead of oil-based plastic would actually have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime, Lego said.September 25, 2023All TechnologyBiden Administration Pledges $72M Towards Wind, Water Energy Technologies$27 million will finance 15 offshore and land-based wind energy projects while another $45 million will fund 14 additional projects focused on domestically manufacturing these types of technologies.September 25, 2023Business Strategy AlignmentAustralian Unions Call Off Strikes Against ChevronChevron and the Offshore Alliance said September 22 that they had settled on terms of an agreement proposed by Australia’s Fair Work Commission.September 22, 2023All LogisticsRyder Introduces BrightDrop EVs into Rental FleetThe BrightDrop Zevo vans can now be rented at Ryder locations in Long Island City, New York, Saginaw, Texas and Santa Fe Springs, California as well as Hayward, California.September 22, 2023Global Trade & EconomicsUAW Says It Made Progress with Ford, Plans More Strikes Against GM, StellantisSources said that the strikes will likely expand to 38 additional GM and Stellantis facilities across 20 states, but expanded strike actions are not expected against Ford.September 22, 2023Forecasting & Demand PlanningAmerican Consumers Planning to Spend Less This Holiday SeasonOn average, Americans who shopped during the 2022 holiday season intend to spend 39% less on gifts during the 2023 holiday season.September 22, 2023Global GatewaysBiden Administration Awards $12M to Marine Highway ProjectsThe funding will go towards improving the movement of goods along navigable U.S. waterways and expanding existing services in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.September 21, 2023Business Strategy AlignmentChevron Accepts Australian Tribunal's Arbitration Terms to End LNG StrikesA successful deal could end the strikes that started almost two weeks ago at plants that supply about 7% of the world’s liquified natural gas.September 21, 2023Global Supply Chain ManagementKenya and Ukraine Planning “Grain Hub” to Combat African Food InsecurityThe leaders of Ukraine and Kenya did not provide any details on how the grain hub would be set up or how grain would be transported to Africa.September 21, 2023Previous PagePage 252 of 587Next Page
