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A Fifth of Firms Don't Have Full Supply Chain Visibility, Report Says

Almost three quarters of firms say they have continuity arrangements in place with regard to supply chain management, according to a survey.

Opinion: The 'Amazon Effect' Creates Supply Chain Pressure

The new purported norm created by Amazon's two-day shipping hits two key groups of stakeholders — consumers and supply chain service and equipment providers — differently. How the latter respond is critically important to business success.

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The U.S. Is on the Threshold of the Biggest Oil and Gas Boom Ever

The U.S. is set to enjoy the biggest increase in oil and gas production the world has ever seen over the next few years, according to a new report.

Opinion: How Brands Can Create Safer Supply Chains

In 2010 a spate of suicides at factories in southern China owned by Foxconn, a contract manufacturer for some of the world's leading electronics brands, highlighted poor conditions faced by its assembly workers. Foxconn promised to improve working conditions, but reports of further suicides or attempted suicides have continued to dog the company.

No Room for America Left in Those Jeans

In October, International Textile Group, acquired by a private equity firm a year ago, announced plans to close the storied Cone Denim White Oak plant in Greensboro, N.C. That factory was a 112-year-old shrine to bluejeans and the last major manufacturer of selvage denim in the United States.

The Future of Manufacturing: A Progress Report

Grant Thornton checks in with a new survey that reveals the chief concerns of U.S. manufacturers today, and how they're coping with change.

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As Wind Power Sector Grows, Turbine Makers Feel the Squeeze

Vestas Wind Systems and Siemens Gamesa are giants of the wind-power industry, building mammoth turbines that rise high into the air and power more and more homes. But disappointing earnings reports from the two companies last week indicated that even they are struggling to adapt to a fast-changing sector.

Rare Victory for Rainforests As Nations Vow to Stop 'Death by Chocolate'

The governments of Ghana and the Ivory Coast are formulating plans to immediately put a stop to all new deforestation after a Guardian investigation found that the cocoa industry was destroying their rainforests.

Hurricanes Put a Damper on Retailers' Profits. Now They're Hoping for a Cold Winter.

Blame it on the weather, retailers say.

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Lean Management, Deep Data Mining Are Essential for Manufacturing's Future, Researchers Say

A lean management structure and forward-looking corporate culture is essential in building a smart manufacturing industry, according to experts at Dassault Systèmes' Manufacturing in the Age of Experience conference - where the move to smart manufacturing was a central theme.

This Is How Amazon Could Invade the Pharmacy Business

The pharmacy market is one of the biggest potential new targets for Amazon.com Inc.

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Uber Says It Will Bring Its Flying Taxis to Los Angeles in 2020

In just over two years, Uber says it will let commuters soar over Los Angeles' snarled traffic in flying taxis.

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