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The Semiconductor Shortage: Five Steps to Ensuring Supply-Chain Resilience

Supply chain failures continue to make news. What can third-party risk-management programs do to ensure that their vendors are resilient to continuing change?

An employee displays a 300mm silicon-carbide wafer. Photo: Bloomberg.

Lipid Suppliers Are the Unsung Heroes of the Vaccine Revolution

Lipids catapulted toward the top of the world’s health-care priority list because the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and others can’t do their job without them.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Bloomberg.

Salesforce Introduces Rebate Management Solution for Distributor Networks

Salesforce, a cloud computing service as a software company, has recently announced the launch of Rebate Management, a new technology that allows companies selling through distributor channels to automate and leverage intelligent analytics for their rebate programs.

Vaccine Passage and Repurposed 'Preighters': What's Trending in Air Cargo

As the passenger air travel industry reels, demand for air cargo capacity is hotter than ever — especially as global vaccine production climbs.

Source: Bloomberg

Booming U.S. Imports Show Uneven Global Recovery Pace

A surge of imports into the U.S. economy shows little sign of slowing down, clogging American ports and highlighting ways the pandemic is still causing imbalances in the global recovery.

A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.

Walmart Embraces a Local Fulfillment Model for Grocery

Walmart recently unveiled a new strategy to implement local fulfillment centers for handling e-commerce grocery orders within its physical stores.

A Walmart Inc. storefront. Photo: Bloomberg.

China’s Tech Revolution Aims to Cut Dependence on West

For U.S. politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is similarly worried the U.S. will block China’s rise, and is unveiling plans for greater self-sufficiency.

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The Impact of New E-Commerce Shopping Behaviors

A mass movement from traditional brick-and-mortar shopping methods toward more online activity was inevitable, and already in process, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the transformation.

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Smaller E-Tailers Weigh Pros and Cons of Fulfillment by Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc.’s nationwide network of giant fulfillment centers offers sellers an unmatched resource for processing and shipping e-commerce orders to buyers. But it’s not the only game in town.

Source: Bloomberg

U.S. Retailers See Millions in Sales Delays Amid Shipping Logjam

Overwhelmed U.S. ports, elevated freight costs and accidents that sent goods plunging to the bottom of the ocean are causing headaches for U.S. retailers already reeling from the pandemic.

Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

How Retail Has Adapted to COVID-19 and the Rise of E-Commerce

Curbside pickup, "insourced" delivery and full-time dark stores are here to stay.

Photo courtesy of eMarketer

Podcast | Making It As an Amazon Seller: It’s No Picnic

For e-tailers selling their wares on Amazon.com, a lot of obstacles stand in the way of success — sometimes even Amazon itself.

An Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Shutterstock.

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

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