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Three Certainties for This Year's Peak Retail Season
No. 1: Consumer demand will surge to new highs.
Photo: Bloomberg
SupplyPike Acquires Supplier Community, Expanding Resource Outreach
SupplyPike Inc., a software company servicing Walmart vendors, has acquired Supplier Community, a business education platform, to increase its resource offerings and expand its educational outreach.
Three Ways to Mitigate Supply Chain Risk
Industry and government leaders have long sought ways to mitigate risk in supply chains. Despite the long-standing need for more resiliency, the COVID-19 pandemic brought new urgency to the task.
Photo: Bloomberg.
Sunscreen Worries Grow as Another Potential Carcinogen Found
Researchers asked U.S. regulators to pull some sunscreens from the market, including brands such as Coppertone, Banana Boat and Neutrogena, saying they’ve found evidence of a potential carcinogen.
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How to Respond to Amazon’s Restricting FBA Inventory for Sellers
Recently, Amazon.com informed businesses using its Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) program that its fulfillment centers are reaching maximum storage capacity. As a result, access to the remaining space is being allocated across all sellers.
Photo: Bloomberg
Maersk’s Green Shipping Plan Runs Up Against Scarce Cooking Oil
A.P. Moller Maersk A/S’s efforts to become carbon-neutral face an unusual hurdle: there isn’t enough used cooking oil to make the biofuel that powers the vessels.
A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.
Ensuring 'First Mile' Readiness for Direct Materials Sourcing
For many manufacturers, the “first mile” accounts for up to 70% of revenues.
The Risks, Rewards and Tech for a Strong Direct-to-Consumer Strategy
To reap the rewards of a direct-to-consumer strategy, manufacturers need to understand and overcome the risks. Here’s how.
Carmakers’ Chip Crisis Isn’t Getting Better, Suppliers Say
In late July, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said things were getting better for automakers suffering chip shortages that have shuttered plants and crippled production. Not that much better, it turns out.
General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra. Photo: Bloomberg.
The IoT Requires Manpower. When Will We Automate It?
Current internet of things (IoT)  technologies require too much manual intervention to realize the full benefits of a supply chain management system.
A sheet of sensor circuits. Photo: Bloomberg.
Amazon’s Covid Dilemma: Mandate Vaccinations and Risk Losing Workers
The company was known for high turnover among frontline workers even during the best of times. Now, with jobs abundant, warehouse employees have more options.
Photo: Bloomberg
Florida Hospitals Fighting to Get Oxygen With ‘Hand Tied’
Florida hospitals are struggling to get oxygen due to a rise in COVID-19 cases attributable to the delta variant and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision not to declare another state of emergency.
A volunteer prepares an oxygen cylinder for COVID-19 patients. Photo: Bloomberg.
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