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Q&A: Rethinking Food Waste at Hilton

"We want to be responsible operators and buyers," says Max Verstraete, vice president of corporate responsibility for Hilton. The hospitality company, which has 14 brands covering more than 5,000 properties in 104 countries and territories, buys a lot of products. "Whether it’s furniture or ketchup bottles for room service trays, TVs, electronics — pretty much anything you can think of — we’re probably buying," he says.

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What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Future of Health Care

When drug company chief executive Heather Bresch was hauled in front of Congress last year to defend the high price of lifesaving EpiPens, she drew skeptical lawmakers’ attention to a large poster board that blamed the skyrocketing price tag on a coterie of drug supply chain middlemen. Of EpiPen’s $608 list price, her company, Mylan, received only $274, Bresch said.

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Why This Year's Top Tech Gifts Cost About a Grand

You may notice something different about the prices of the tech products that companies are pushing the hardest this year: They're four digits.

UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays

The delays show that delivery networks such as UPS, which are critical components of the e-commerce boom, are still struggling to cope with the busiest shopping periods despite heavy investment to build out and automate their operations and capacity.

Amazon’s Australian Debut Brings Excitement, Dread and Defiance

Amazon quietly began operations in Australia this month, the start of what could be a shake-up of that country’s retail market, which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

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A.I. in the Supply Chain: A Progress Report

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Firms Get Guidance on Supply Chain Cybersecurity

The U.K. government has released guidance for businesses using cloud-enabled software such as data storage or anti-virus tools.

Disappearances Are Rising in the Pacific

The U.K.-based charity Human Rights at Sea has published its latest investigative report into the increasing number of deaths and disappearances of crew and fisheries observers in the Pacific Ocean.

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Get Your Supply Chain Holiday-Ready — Before It’s Too Late

As the holiday season quickly approaches, it’s a good time to prepare. Unfortunately, with an ever-increasing amount of data, an increasingly complex and varied competitive landscape and demanding customers, the question is often: Where to begin?

Cobalt Producer to Tackle Child Labor Concerns With Supply Probe

Chinese cobalt refiner Yantai Cash Industrial Co. will demand suppliers show that their raw materials aren’t produced with child labor after the London Metal Exchange set a deadline for companies that ship to its warehouses to spell out efforts to combat the problem.

Amazon's New Artificial Intelligence Features Are a Challenge to Silicon Valley

Amazon.com last week announced a flurry of new machine learning features for its Amazon Web Services cloud computing business, raising its challenge to Silicon Valley’s biggest tech firms for the lead in artificial intelligence.

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Coca Cola, Wal-Mart Among Global Firms Joining Forces for Women's Equality

Britain’s Oxford University has teamed up with nine of the world’s biggest companies, including Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola, to increase women’s financial clout by sharing success stories.

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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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