The New York TimesMore from The New York TimesBusiness Strategy AlignmentFrom DNA to Data, 5 Key Tools to Combat Trafficking in 2017With the power of technology and legal clout, many experts agree that 2017 could be the tipping point in the global battle against human trafficking and modern slavery.January 6, 2017SC Security & Risk MgmtSourcing a Safer Battery (That Won't Catch Fire)Mike Zimmerman likes to shock his guests by using a hammer to drive a nail through a solid polymer lithium metal battery. Nothing happens - and that's a good thing.January 5, 2017ApparelA Custom Shirt Is No Longer So Hard to FindSeph Skerritt bought his first custom shirt in Shanghai, during an internship after college. It got him thinking why the same service wasn't available to a wider audience. "I told them exactly what I wanted, and that's what I got," he said.January 4, 2017Global Trade ManagementTied to Europe, Britain's Car Industry Is Vulnerable After 'Brexit'On Toyota's brightly lit assembly line here, workers guide wheel and engine assemblies into unfinished sedans. Driverless carts carry parts through narrow aisles to work stations. The assembly line moves with clockwork precision, able to pop out a vehicle every 72 seconds.December 28, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentWhat Lies Ahead for Luxury in 2017In 2017 the luxury industry will be faced with a precarious balancing act on multiple fronts. Brands will be forced to find an equilibrium between an exponential growth in technology and their traditional emphasis on the human hand; between understanding their customers' behavior and surveilling it; between their global presence and their local consumer groups; and between the poles of a customer spectrum that stretches not just around the world, but over decades, from Generation Z to the silver dollar.December 22, 2016High-Tech/ElectronicsAt De Beers, Winning Over Millennials Is Critical to Industry Survival"Maybe we won't ever get married, and maybe we will ... but it will be wild, it will be kind, and it will be real." So says the voice-over for a short film created for the Diamond Producers Association's "Real Is Rare" marketing campaign.December 21, 2016High-Tech/ElectronicsU.S. Factory Activity at 5-Month High, Bottlenecks EmergingU.S. factory activity accelerated to a five-month high in November amid a pickup in new orders and production, suggesting that the manufacturing sector was regaining its footing after a prolonged slump.December 20, 2016Global Supply Chain ManagementReligious Leaders Urge Australia to Ramp Up Fight Against Modern SlaveryA group of prominent religious leaders recently urged Australia to introduce laws to ensure forced labor is not used to produce goods sold in the country, saying ending slavery needed to be a national priority.December 16, 2016Global Supply Chain ManagementChina Factory Activity Rises to 2-Year HighActivity at China's factories and services companies have accelerated to the highest level in more than two years, in the latest sign that the world's No. 2 economy is stabilizing, according to recently released data.December 14, 2016Global Supply Chain ManagementRetailer Primark Says Constantly Looking for Slavery in Its Supply ChainBritish budget fashion chain Primark recently said it was constantly on the watch for any slavery in its supply chain while dismissing the idea that low cost meant exploitation.December 12, 2016Previous PagePage 22 of 28Next Page
