The Washington PostMore from The Washington PostAll TechnologyPentagon Moves to Shut Foreign Firms Out of Its Supply ChainThe Pentagon is taking initial steps to more closely enforce so-called "Buy American" laws, elevating a series of Depression-era statutes that require manufacturers to rely on U.S. materials when they make guns, equipment, uniforms and food for the nation’s military.July 13, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementDrugmakers and Distributors Face Barrage of Lawsuits Over Opioid EpidemicThe companies that manufacture and distribute highly addictive painkillers are facing a barrage of lawsuits for the toll their product has taken on communities across the country as the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history continues to escalate.July 11, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementMaking Ivanka Trump Shoes: Long Hours, Low Pay and AbuseA worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. An angry manager had hit him with the sharp end of a high-heeled shoe.July 7, 2017Regulation & ComplianceSupply-Chain Disconnect: Opioid Crisis Is 'Public Health Epidemic,' Congressman SaysFormer congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, who has struggled with drug addiction and alcoholism, says the country is in "deep, deep denial" about the opioid crisis.July 5, 2017Business Strategy AlignmentWhy Is China Suddenly Leading the Climate Change Effort? It's a Business Decision.China watchers and other commentators debate China's resolve and capability to fill the political vacuum left by the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord this month. Why would China be eager to take leadership on climate change? To understand this transition requires looking more closely at the interests and motivations of the Chinese leadership in the rapid growth and development of Chinese renewables.June 30, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementThe Big Missteps That Brought an American Retail Icon to the Edge of CollapseWalk into a Sears these days, and you'll see an icon of American retailing collapsing before your eyes.June 12, 2017Regulation & ComplianceOpinion: Ohio Is Right to Sue Opioid ManufacturersOhio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against five leading opioid painkiller manufacturers May 31, accusing them of misleadingly minimizing the real addiction risks associated with the powerful pills, thus triggering the nationwide epidemic of opioid addiction and death.June 9, 2017Regulation & ComplianceIs It Really Organic? Here's Why It's Hard to KnowLast week, 36 million pounds of imported nonorganic soybeans suddenly obtained "organic" labels for domestic sale after entering California. This could happen because soybeans, like other foods, are imported via complex global supply chains, involving many different specialist businesses between the farmer and the final customer.May 31, 2017All LogisticsEconomists: Making Products in the U.S. Won't Be CheaperPresident Trump met with business leaders last week to present a plan for keeping jobs in the United States. He offered a carrot - a dramatic cut in taxes and regulations - as well as a stick - a substantial tax on companies that decide to send their factories offshore.January 30, 2017Sustainability & Corporate Social ResponsibilityWith Red Apron's New Bar, The Burger Market Steps Up Beef SourcingLast year, McDonald's started testing fresh, not frozen, ground-beef patties at some Dallas locations. More than two years ago, Carl's Jr. introduced an "all-natural" burger with hormone and antibiotic-free beef sourced from grass-fed and free-range cattle. And since its launch in 2005, the Arlington-based Elevation Burger chain has touted its organic ground beef from similarly pampered cattle.January 20, 2017Previous PagePage 14 of 16Next Page
