Industries | SupplyChainBrain

Industries: Page 512

Come to Shoptalk to Create the Future of Retail

More than 8,000 individuals from established retailers and brands, startups, tech companies, investors, real estate operators, media, Wall Street analysts and more will gather at the fourth Shoptalk event to create the future of retail. Shoptalk, the world’s largest conference for retail and ecommerce, will be held on March 3-6 at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

The Great Brexit Stockpile: How Corporate Britain Is Bracing for No Deal

Brexit is unlikely to feature in the annals of military history, but Britain is getting a taste of wartime stockpiling again.

Source: Shutterstock

U.S. Is Winning Globalization’s Next Wave — and Not Because of Trade Wars

In a new report researchers argue that even before President Trump launched his trade wars, the era of offshoring and disruption that left many factory towns reeling was over.

Source: Shutterstock

FDA May Call Back More Staff to Check ‘Riskiest’ Food Products

As the partial U.S. government shutdown entered its record 30th day, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner said the agency may recall more furloughed workers.

Source: Shutterstock

Extending Supply-Chain Innovation to the Small Farmer

State-of-the-art technology for managing global supply chains is beginning to percolate down to the individuals who need it most: small farmers in developing economies.

Source: Shutterstock

Seven Ways the Cargo Ship Industry Is Cleaning Up Its Filthy Act

Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser.

Shutterstock

When It Comes to Soy, the Trade Truce Is Working in China’s Favor

China has managed to generate goodwill for the U.S. trade talks, while also lowering the premium for soy from Brazil — its other major supplier.

Shutterstock

China Tech's Pain Is Only Going to Get Worse

Many of China’s proudest technology champions were only too glad to put 2018 behind them. This year may present even bigger challenges.

Bloomberg

Podcast | Is There Progress Toward Eliminating Forced Labor in Supply Chains?

The latest report card on the progress of apparel and footwear companies toward eliminating forced labor from their supply chains shows improvement — but the results aren’t good enough.

Shutterstock

Consumer Goods Manufacturing Focuses on S&OP

Challenge: A company needed to leverage supply chain and sales and operation planning (S&OP) processes to increase efficiency across its expanding product portfolio — and become a top supplier to its customers.

Sustainable Palm Oil Isn’t Hard to Find. But No One Buys It.

The world’s biggest growers of palm oil say they’re stepping up efforts to produce the contentious commodity more sustainably, but consumers are unwilling to pay.

0115 Sustainable Palm Oil Isnt

FedEx Tiptoes Into $9Bn Online Market for Bulky Deliveries

FedEx is testing delivery of bulky products, a $9bn market that couriers had left to more traditional trucking companies because large items don’t fit well in their sorting operations.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.

Page 512 of 2012

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

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

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

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

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site