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Nestlé and Mars Act on Pet Food Supply Chain Abuses

Nestlé and Mars have pledged to take steps to ensure their pet food supply chains are free of human rights abuses and illegally caught seafood, according to Greenpeace.

U.K. Food Lobby Calls for Tariff-Free Post-Brexit Trade With E.U.

Industry bodies representing the U.K. food supply chain have called on the government to seek a tariff-free trade agreement with the European Union during coming Brexit negotiations.

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Survival of Sears and Kmart Is in Doubt, Owner Warns

The corporate owner of Sears and Kmart said last week that there was "substantial doubt" that it could continue operating, as brick-and-mortar stores continue to face challenges in an e-commerce world.

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Uber Will Suspend Autonomous Tests After Arizona Accident

Uber Technologies Inc. is suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest incident for a company reeling from multiple crises.

Industry 4.0: The Five Steps Toward a Digital Supply Chain

If the vision of Industry 4.0 is to be realized, most enterprise processes - manufacturing, product development, customer relations, and the workplace itself - must become fully digitized. A critical element will be the arrival of the digital supply chain.

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Transvoyant Announces Predictive Tool for Supply Chain Risk

TransVoyant has announced its new product TransVoyant Precise Predictive Risk (P2R), a machine learning-based risk management and prediction tool that the software company says enables organizations to monitor, analyze and remediate risks to physical facilities, inventory in motion and in storage, human capital, competitors and extended trading partners around the world.

Walmart Aims to Dominate Last-Mile Delivery With Startup Incubator

Walmart launched its own startup incubator program in Silicon Valley, with a keen eye on last-mile delivery, according to Mobility Buzz.

How E-Commerce Is Changing Facility Planning and Design

Analyst Insight: The impact of omnichannel fulfillment requirements and growth of e-commerce have altered the way companies plan and design distribution facilities. The plan and design processes themselves haven't changed as much as the number of variables that must be considered. Today's distribution facilities require greater flexibility to adapt rapidly to changing customer requirements. - Phil Quartel, senior director of operations design, Fortna Inc.

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New eBay Offering Guarantees Three-Day Delivery

eBay is wading into the fast shipping wars, taking on Amazon Prime and Walmart with its new Guaranteed Delivery offering that will launch this summer on its selling platform with more than 20 million eligible items. Shoppers on eBay will also be able to search and filter items by one- and two-day delivery.

Apple to Start Making iPhones in India Over Next Two Months

Apple Inc. will soon start assembling iPhones in India for the first time, say government officials familiar with its plans, boosting the company's chances of gaining a foothold in the fast-growing market.

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End-to-End View Drives Savings in Labor, Freight and Working Capital

Analyst Insight: End-to-end supply-chain visibility is one of the top five pain points facing executives in modern global supply chains. It allows supply-chain trading partners to visualize, share, collaborate and manage every aspect of supply chain processes, from raw materials to end customers. While businesses put resources towards improving supply-chain visibility, they find it is difficult to attain without connection to a value network that fosters sharing among stakeholders and good, quality information. Simply put, for a business to sustain growth in the current volatile business environment, executives need end-to-end supply-chain visibility to gain insights into activities they don’t control. - Cindi Hane, vice president of product management, Elemica

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Ford's Supply Chain Program On Track to Save Water, Carbon Emissions

Ford is expanding its program that helps suppliers improve their environmental management, growing the Partnership for A Cleaner Environment (PACE) program company participants to more than 40 in two years.

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