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Shadow Inventory: When Supply Chain Data Lives in Silos

Procurement teams are making purchase decisions based on cost assumptions that logistics and finance teams can't validate until weeks later.

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Unions Vow to Fight $85B Rail Merger Over 'Catastrophic' Risks

One labor group warned that the merger would create a duopoly that would lead to higher freight costs, fewer service options and less competition.

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3K Truckers Taken Off U.S. Roads in Language Proficiency Crackdown

As of August 24, Texas, Tennessee, Wyoming, Iowa and Arizona are among the states that have removed the most truck drivers from service.

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Turkey Turns to Local Investors After Talks for Izmir Port Fail

The port has been owned by Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund since 2017 and is operated by TCDD, the national railways authority.

Ship-to-shore cranes and shipping containers at the commercial Port of Izmir, also known as Alsancak Port. Photo: Moe Zoyari / Bloomberg

To Manage Growth, a Logistics Tech Provider Looks to AI Instead of People

Troy Lester doesn’t expect to need more than another 10 full-time employees on staff — ever.
The reason, he says, is artificial intelligence.

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Carney’s Tariff Shift Helps Business and Creates a Political Headache

Canada’s tariffs were one of the biggest headwinds to domestic small enterprises from the trade war, according to a poll published by CFIB on August 20.

A container ship at the Fairview Container Terminal in the Port of Prince Rupert in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg

Mail Carriers Pause U.S. Deliveries as Tariff Shift Sows Confusion

Postal services, online sellers, consumers and shipping companies are attempting to sort through the costly and complicated process to comply with U.S. rules with little guidance from federal agencies.

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U.K. Government Takes Control of Steelmaker Speciality Steels

The government has agreed to cover the ongoing wages and costs of the plant while a buyer is sought.

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U.S. Launches Probe of Wind Turbines, Opening Door to More Tariffs

The U.S. wind industry is heavily dependent on imports for parts such as blades, drivetrains and electrical systems, coming from Mexico, Canada and China.

Wind turbine blades at a factory in China. Photographer: Nelson Ching/Bloomberg

Boeing in Talks to Sell as Many as 500 Planes to China

Boeing has notched only 30 orders with Chinese carriers and leasing companies since the start of 2019.

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Podcast | The Challenge of Compliance: Keeping up With the FDA

How can supply chains stay compliant with the FDA’s changing rules and regulations?

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Trump Concedes Lower Tariffs for EU Pharma, Semiconductors

The EU will first have to pass legislation reducing U.S. export tariffs to zero in order to get the 27.5% tariffs on car exports reduced to 15%.

Part of the Pfizer, Grange Castle complex in West Dublin, Ireland. Photo: iStock/noel bennett

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