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ISM Reports: The Impact of Brexit on Trade and Distribution

The long-term impact of Brexit on European supply chains is yet to be determined, but some early results are in.

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IMF Casts Dim Eye on Global Growth Through 2017

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth projections for 2016 and 2017. It is now forecasting the global economy to increase at a 3.1 percent pace this year and 3.4 percent next year, both down 0.1 percentage points from previous projections.

A New Plan for Fixing the U.S. Transportation System

What stands in the way of a solution to the nation's crumbling, outdated and inadequate transportation infrastructure?

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EMC2 Ensures Business Continuity Through Risk Management

Matt Mills, senior program manager for global supply chain with EMC2, reveals how his company has developed an effective program for managing risk.

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Is Globalization Dead - or Just Entering New Phase?

Is globalization over? Some commentators consider the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union to be a sign that it is. Brexit has certainly thrown markets, exchange rates, and consumer confidence into turmoil, but the model of globalization that has developed over the past 200 years started showing signs of change well before the referendum.

Implementing New Ocean Container Weight Rule Went 'Fairly Smoothly'

Forget playing the blame game, the fraught implementation of container weighing rules came down to the fact that the container shipping industry has no single trusted information source.

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If You Think Globalization Is Dead, Think Again

Globalization - that irresistible force that was inevitably, inexorably making the world flat - looks to be in retreat. Trade growth has never recovered to the levels reached before the 2008 financial crisis. Donald Trump is fueling his presidential campaign on fear of free trade and immigration. The economic problems of the U.S., he blasted in a June speech, are "the consequence of a leadership class that worships globalism over Americanism." Then came Brexit, the worst setback for the European Union, that most ambitious experiment in globalization. Money manager Bill Gross said Brexit marks "the end of globalization as we've known it."

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Some Small-Business Owners See Brexit as Break from Burdensome EU Regulations

The motto at Bambino Mio, a manufacturer of reusable diapers here in the English midlands, is "cloth nappies for changing times." The description may never have been more apt.

E2open Acquires Retail Analytics Expert Orchestro

E2open, provider of a supply-chain operating network, has acquired Orchestro, a vendor of demand-signal repositories and preemptive analytics for retail and omnichannel fulfillment.

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In the Internet Age, Supply Chain Is Still a Risky Business

All the technology in the world won't protect you against the myriad of events that can severely disrupt a global supply chain.

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How NetApp Prepares for Supply-Chain Disruptions

Lee Wolfe, director of risk management with NetApp, talks about how the dominant provider of storage technology works with suppliers to address potential disruptions in the supply chain.

ThermoFisher Scientific: Why Good Risk Management Is Crucial to Product Quality

Lee Young, director of supplier quality with ThermoFisher Scientific, discusses how technology and business-process change have helped the company to tighten up its risk-management program.

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