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How Manufacturers Are Using Automation to Manage the E-Commerce Boom

Shippers and manufacturers are coping with the pandemic-fueled online shopping boom through the use of low-code automation.

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Carbon Border Tax Emerges in EU as Weapon to Protect Green Deal

The first glimpse is emerging of a levy the European Union is drawing up to ensure its Green Deal environmental rules aren’t undone by nations with weaker standards.

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Amazon Workers Hurt More Often Than Industry Rate, Report Says

The rate of injuries contradicts more rosy assertions the company has made to lawmakers and the public, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Source: Bloomberg

COVID-19 and the Case for Digital Standards

Container shipping has a paper problem, and it’s never been more obvious.

COVID and the case for digital standards

What’s Your Tariff Strategy?

Implementing these proactive measures will help companies stay competitive.

What’s Your Tariff Strategy?

Are Batteries the Trade War China’s Already Won?

The global battery market will be worth about $116 billion a year by 2030 — up from around $28 billion now. But the U.S. is on course to capture only a small piece of that.

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In the Pandemic, Factories’ Commitment to Human Rights Is Slipping

As if damage to people and supply chains by the coronavirus pandemic and economic freefall weren’t bad enough, add to it the greater difficulty of monitoring human rights violations in distant farms and factories.

An employee gathers protective face masks from a production line conveyor. Photo: Bloomberg.

Four Ways to Streamline Business Processes to Reduce Risk

Left unchecked over time, inefficient payment processes lead to considerable waste and security risks.

Photo: Bloomberg

COVID-19 Uncertainty Spreads Pain Across the Halloween Supply Chain

Overall spending is forecast to drop nearly $1 billion this year in the U.S., but not all sales categories will feel the same pain.

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Aera Technology Announces the General Release of Its Cognitive Operating System

Aera Technology announced the general availability of the Aera Cognitive Operating System, a cloud platform for Cognitive Automation.

LSP Wows Global Client, Quickly Advances to Become End-to-End Provider

Challenge: A logistics service provider needed a smart and flexible platform for a new global client: an industrial manufacturer for the marine and energy sectors with complex aftermarket services. The client had limited visibility into service levels and costs across a global network of warehouses and carriers, and shipments were often remote, under strict time windows and required expediting.

These Systems Are Driving the Future of Logistics

Transportation management systems will play an increasingly important role in mitigating the challenges brought by e-commerce, according to a group of more than 350 shippers.

Source: Bloomberg

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