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Building Trust-based Supply Chains to Mitigate Forced Labor Risk

Importers must start asking the hard questions and take action to mitigate the significant legal, financial, and reputational risks of trading with partners involved with forced labor.

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The Future of Recruiting: Will AI Take Over?

As technology continues to reshape industries, the role of artificial intelligence in blue-collar recruiting is a question on everyone’s minds.

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The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing QR Code

Product identification tags, from barcodes to QR codes, have become ubiquitous, to the point of being essentially invisible to consumers. Now comes a type that’s literally so.

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Podcast | Will an Investment ‘Supercycle’ Spark the Revival of American Manufacturing?

Will three big recent funding measures entice manufacturers to shift production from China back to the U.S.?

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Externally Strong, Internally Weak: How to Manage Rugged Devices

Rugged devices are complex amalgamations of hardware and software, each reliant on the other for optimal performance. Achieving harmony between these elements can be a difficult task.

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Amidst Another Disappointing Peak Season, Manufacturers Increasingly Look to Data

Manufacturers can't prepare for everything, but they can prepare to be more agile when the inevitable disruptions occur.

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Mexico’s Future as U.S. Go-To Trade Partner Depends on Investment, Infrastructure

The reason Mexico didn’t rise as a great near-shore market before was that supply chain resiliency just wasn’t top of mind in the last few decades, when landed cost was king.

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Is the Biden Administration Undercutting Its Own Policies on Chinese Solar Imports?

Conflicting policies within the Biden Administration have provided China with a loophole that allows it to circumvent antidumping and countervailing duties on the export on solar cells and modules to the U.S.

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Podcast | Betting on Electric Vehicles: A Realistic Appraisal

Automakers have put themselves squarely on the road to electrification, but there could be speed bumps ahead.

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Three Trends to Watch During Peak Season 2023

For retailers, time is running out for peak-season planning. That’s why it’s important to study your existing peak-season data.

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Yang Ming Accused of Profiteering During Pandemic by Bed Bath & Beyond

Current law does not allow the FMC to enforce federal anti-trust laws against foreign-owned ocean carriers — which covers all major ones.

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Strangling the Flow: The Impacts of Overbearing Regulations on California’s Logistics Sector

Adopting a technology-driven approach to sustainability offers more advantages than tighter regulations that disproportionately benefit large-scale corporations and drive up prices.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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