The Washington PostMore from The Washington PostSupply Chain VisibilitySomebody Added Cow’s Milk to Almond Breeze, FDA Says, Sparking a Recall in 28 StatesIn the decades-long war over milk — with purveyors of cow juice on one side and the people who make an increasing array of ecru-colored plant- and nut-based drinks on the other — this is as close to consorting with the enemy as it gets.August 6, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementMost Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Imported. Now the Industry Is Terrified of Tariffs.Vans, the 52-year-old brand best known for its unassuming slip-on sneaker, is on a tear. Vans' annual revenue topped $3bn last year, up nearly tenfold from a decade earlier, propelled in part by cheap and plentiful manufacturing in Asia.July 25, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementHow Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico Are Taking Jobs From U.S. WorkersWhen a Mexican company bought Mid Continent Nail Corp. in 2012, workers at the factory in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, feared it was the beginning of the end. Their jobs, they suspected, would be given to lower-paid workers in Mexico, more casualties of the hollowing out of U.S. manufacturing driven in part by an embrace of global trade.July 19, 2018All TechnologyA 3-D Printer Saved the Air Force More Than $9,000 Per Toilet CoverTo the Air Force, it’s a “cover-center wall, troop compartment latrine ... required to protect the aircraft from corrosion damage in the latrine area.”July 16, 2018All LogisticsAmerica’s Severe Trucker Shortage Could Undermine the Prosperous EconomyBob Blocksom, an 87-year-old former insurance salesman in Lake Milton, Ohio, needs a job. He hasn’t saved enough money for his retirement. And trucking companies, desperate for workers, are willing to give him one.July 6, 2018Last Mile DeliveryAmazon Is Helping Entrepreneurs Start Delivery Companies — As Long As They Deliver Amazon PackagesAmazon.com is asking small-business owners to help deliver its goods, seeking to reduce its reliance on the U.S. Postal Service and other major delivery services as the number of packages it ships continues to climb.July 2, 2018All TechnologyPrivacy as a Product: The Argument for Trading Your Personal Data for a Cheaper CarThe debate over privacy can leave consumers feeling torn between two bad options: disengage with the virtual world and maintain our anonymity or engage with the Internet and put our identity, finances, safety and perhaps even our democracy at risk.June 27, 2018Education & Professional DevelopmentThese Places Will Pay U.S. Workers Thousands of Dollars to Move ThereA Nebraska city with more job listings than applicants has extended a special offer to employers: It will match signing bonuses for out-of-town hires — up to $5,000.June 25, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementAs Tesla Races to Meet Model 3 Deadline, Factory Pressures and Suspicions GrowTesla chief Elon Musk said last week that the company’s layoffs of 9 percent of its workforce wouldn’t affect production as the all-electric automaker races to build thousands of new Model 3 sedans a week.June 21, 2018All LogisticsWith Tariffs, Trump Starts Unraveling a Quarter-Century of U.S.-China Economic TiesPresident Trump imposed tariffs Friday on $50bn in Chinese products, signaling his willingness to unwind nearly a quarter-century of growing commercial links between the world’s two largest economies unless Beijing agrees to transform the way it conducts business.June 19, 2018Previous PagePage 3 of 16Next Page