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Walgreens Wants Stores to Double as Fulfillment Centers

Walgreens said that its new initiative will make the management of online orders more efficient by creating a single system for handling goods.

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DOE Invests Another $3.5B in U.S. Battery Industry

The DOE is looking to strengthen the U.S.’s battery supply chain because the estimated demand for lithium is expected to increase tenfold by 2030.

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Norway Seeks Closer Ties with Korean EV Battery Companies

At a conference in Pohang, industry group Battery Norway pitched Korean companies, including LG Energy Solution Ltd., Ecopro Materials Co. and Posco Future M Co. on why they should cooperate.

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Supply Chain Resilience Could Soon Prove Too Expensive, Says S&P

Corporate investment in inventory management tools and other supply chain solutions could be limited in 2024 by high financing costs and lower profits.

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Using Drones to Improve Inventory Count Accuracy

Employees no longer spend long, tedious hours doing manual inventory with forklifts, and there is now less likelihood of misplacing product.

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Saudia Group Closing in on Order for 150+ Airplanes

Saudia Group is planning on announcing the order before the end of 2023, with the airplanes going to Saudia Cargo as well as Flyadeal.

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Moving Container Production From China Won't Ease Supply Chain Woes, SC Execs Say

Nineteen percent of responders said that they believe shifting production away from China would help supply chains while another 27% said this change could maybe alleviate supply issues.

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Supply Chains Cannot Exclude China, Consultant Says

For the next few decades, demographic changes will exert a major inflationary threat. But a reversal in globalization will also lead to less efficient global production,

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UAW Workers at Select GM and Ford Plants Reject Tentative Deals

Prior to these rejections, 52% of UAW members at GM's Flint, Michigan plant voted against the proposed contract during the week of November 7.

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Exxon Aims to Produce Lithium in Rare Foray From Fossil Fuel

The project would help Exxon mitigate losses from the expected reduction in gasoline and diesel demand over the coming decades.

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U.S. Asks About 100 Tankers in Russia Oil Cap Violations Probe

The U.S. Treasury recently imposed its first sanctions on companies accused of violating an oil price cap.

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How Crowd-Sourced Delivery Can Help Online Shoppers Get Their Purchases Same-Day

Customers’ expectations for delivery are always moving toward freer and faster, and for retailers, it can feel like the goalposts are constantly moving. Crowd-sourced delivery can help.

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