The New York TimesMore from The New York TimesAll LogisticsUPS Prepared to Retract Offer to Take Over TNT ExpressUnited Parcel Service announced that it would withdraw its $6.9bn takeover offer for TNT Express, a Dutch shipping company, after European antitrust authorities told U.P.S. that they would block the deal.January 16, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentWould Keeping Research, Manufacturing Employees Together Make U.S. Companies More Innovative?A growing chorus of economists, engineers and business leaders are warning that the evisceration of the manufacturing work force over the last 30 years might not have scarred just Detroit and the Rust Belt. It might have dimmed the country's capacity to innovate and stunted the prospects for long-term growth.December 19, 2012Global Trade ManagementGrowing Beyond Mexico, Wal-Mart's Internal Probe Into Foreign Corruption Goes GlobalWal-Mart Stores reported that its investigation into violations of a federal anti-bribery law had extended beyond Mexico to China, India and Brazil, some of the retailer's most important international markets.November 20, 2012Air CargoEuropean Emissions Law Flies Into Heavy Flak from U.S. SenateJust before its break, the U.S. Senate quickly and quietly passed the "European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011," the latest attempt to exempt American airlines from paying fees imposed by the European Union to cover the greenhouse gases their planes emit while flying to and from European airports.October 3, 2012All LogisticsUse of Robotics Grows in Manufacturing and DistributionA new wave of robots, far more adept than those now commonly used by automakers and other heavy manufacturers, are replacing workers around the world in both manufacturing and distribution. Such factories are a striking counterpoint to those used by Apple and other consumer electronics giants, which employ hundreds of thousands of low-skilled workers.August 22, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentIs Google's U.S.-Made Tablet the Beginning of a New Manufacturing Trend?Etched into the base of Google's new wireless home media player is its most intriguing feature. On the underside of the Nexus Q is a simple inscription: "Designed and Manufactured in the U.S.A."July 2, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentRetailers Struggle to Make Buying Electronics in Stores Attractive AgainThere is great effort now to make buying electronics in a store appealing again, but the trends are not favorable. People are increasingly buying electronics online, even if they go to stores to examine product features.June 21, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentUnder Fire from Animal-Rights Groups, McDonald's to Alter How It Gets Pork ProductsFebruary 16, 2012All LogisticsWhistle Blowers Who Drop a Dime on Maritime Polluters Stand to Make Big BucksFebruary 15, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentTyson: Government Policies Can Bolster U.S. as Site for ManufacturingFebruary 14, 2012Previous PagePage 27 of 28Next Page
