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A New Roadmap for Oil and Gas Supply Chains

Steer clear of traditional cost-cutting moves in favor of these four strategies.

Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Company Stops Sale of Chemical Used in Mexico Heroin Supply Chain

A U.S. company selling a chemical across Mexico that is essential for making heroin stopped all sales in the country after an investigation found it was easily diverted to produce the drug fueling a U.S. epidemic.

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Meeting the Challenge of Delivering Critical Health Supplies in a Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the inadequacies of many supply chains when it comes to ensuring the safe, secure and rapid delivery of drugs and other critical supplies in a health crisis.

Source: Bloomberg

Navigating ‘Good and Bad’ With Class A Integrated Business Planning

Challenge: As consumer preferences shifted to healthier foods, this specialty food group’s leaders recognized that change was needed. Without changing how the business operated, the company could not continue its stellar history as a top quartile financial performer in its industry.

Consumers Can Now Track Carbon in an Ear of Corn From Farm to Table

Companies will be soon able to track the carbon emissions from an ear of corn to a pork chop, allowing them to market products to environmentally conscious eaters.

Source: Bloomberg

Growing Distrust of China Brings $38 Billion Windfall for Taiwan

Taiwan sits squarely in the middle of the worsening dispute between Beijing and Washington, with many of its companies operating factories in China manufacturing for American companies.

Source: Bloomberg

Bridge the Gulf Between Supply-Chain Planning and Finance

Aligning operations and financial planning is a critical aspect of supply-chain resilience.

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Podcast | How to Cut Down on Global Food Waste

Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or go to waste — and a third of those losses occur in transit.

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Why Biden’s Offshore Tax Plan Is Unlikely to Renew Rust Belt Factories

Biden’s proposal uses a carrot-and-stick approach that raises taxes on a corporation’s foreign profits but rewards companies with tax incentives for moving jobs and investment back to the U.S.

An automotive production line. Photo: Shutterstock.

Building Supply-Chain Resilience for Turbulent Times

The single greatest risk from supply chains is getting caught off guard.

U.S., Europe Face Hurdles to Cut China Reliance for Rare Earths

The U.S. and Europe’s ambition to boost production of rare raw materials used in electric vehicles and wind turbines and reduce dependence on China will face obstacles, including higher costs and environmental concerns.

A truck with raw ore at open-pit mine in California. Photo: Bloomberg.

UPS Holiday Season Hiring Will Top 100,000 Amid E-Commerce Boom

The holiday hires, a slight increase from last year, will be on top of the thousands of workers the courier already has added to keep up with a surge in package demand.

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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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