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Lawmakers Push for U.S. Ban on Slave-Made Goods to Sharpen Its Bite

A law banning slave-made goods from entering the United States has failed, lawmakers and advocates said, as they push border authorities to step up inspections of suspicious shipments.

Largest Cocoa-Producing Countries Agree to Work With Hershey, Nestle, Mars

Governments of the two largest cocoa-producing countries — Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana — pledged themselves to “Frameworks for Action” with leading chocolate and cocoa companies at COP23 this month to end deforestation and restore forest areas in the cocoa supply chain.

Is Cash Replacing Inventory As a Hedge Against Supply-Chain Risk?

Worried about managing supply-chain risk? All you need is cash.

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Looking Back: The World's First Global Supply Chain

The city of Ternate in eastern Indonesia seems forgotten by time.

No Nafta? No Problem, Says One Mexican City

In San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Josué Vidales considers his business a Nafta success story. The 43-year-old father of five founded his engineering firm a decade ago, on the eve of the world economic crisis, to capitalize on the factory boom in this burgeoning industrial city 250 miles north of Mexico City.

Best Practices in Oil and Gas Supply Chain and Procurement

As low oil prices continue to put downward pressure on oil and gas companies, supply chain efficiencies are needed more than ever in the industry, particularly in the non-hydrocarbon area.

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U.S. Manufacturing Picks Up Pace While Waiting for Donald Trump's Policy Promises

American manufacturing has improved during the year since Donald Trump's election, despite a lack of promised policy changes aimed at lifting the sector's fortunes.

Protecting Against Terrorist Threats to the Supply Chain

Of all the potential disruptions to global supply chains today, terrorist attack might be the least understood, and the hardest to prepare for.

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Brexit Uncertainty Is Already Causing Supply Chain Problems, Says Industry Body

The achingly slow progress of the U.K.'s divorce talks with the European Union could already be having a serious effect on suppliers on both sides of the English Channel, an industry body has warned.

The Future of Manufacturing: A Progress Report

Grant Thornton checks in with a new survey that reveals the chief concerns of U.S. manufacturers today, and how they're coping with change.

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Tech Is Becoming Critical As U.S. Sharpens Focus on Sanctions Violations

In the past year, political shakeups around the world have added new layers of complexity to the already complex ocean supply chain. Within this, trade sanctions in particular have evolved dramatically in the last few months, and are putting greater pressure on companies to remain compliant.

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UPS Wants to Set Blockchain Standards for Freight Industry

UPS, and its subsidiary Coyote Logistics, have joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA), throwing their considerable weight behind the development of blockchain technology standards and education for the freight industry.

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