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China's New Drug-Buying Program Is Causing Pain in Procurement

China is changing the way it procures drugs in its major cities. The result: Prices are set to tumble.

How the Tight Labor Market Is Challenging Warehouses

In what many are calling one of the tightest labor markets in U.S. history, few sectors are having a tougher time finding enough workers than warehousing.

U.K. Is Paving the Way for Electric Planes, Urban Drones

The U.K. will plow $160m into electric planes and drones to ease congestion in urban areas, Business Secretary Greg Clark announced this week.

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China's Growing Thirst for Premium Beer Is Great for Canadian Barley

China is the world’s largest beer market, and consumers are increasingly shifting to premium and foreign brews from mass-market brands amid rising incomes.

Podcast | What’s Worrying Compliance and Procurement Professionals Today?

Few jobs in a global business are as tough as compliance and procurement. So it’s no surprise that those individuals have some concerns.

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Q&A | What Are Robots Doing in the Warehouse?

Are robots taking over the warehouse as we know it? Or are they "collaborating" with humans?

Are robots taking over the warehouse? Or they 'collaborating' with humans? Fergal Glynn, vice president of marketing with 6 River Systems, discusses the role of automation in distribution facilities.

Warehouses Are Hot Property in India, Thanks to Online Shopping Boom

India’s burgeoning logistics sector is gaining favor with property developers and investors, boosted by a growing consumer class’s embrace of online shopping.

Canada Firms Are Importing Workers to Keep Up With Marijuana Demand

A lack of qualified local labor forced one producer to dispose of almost 14,000 cannabis plants this summer, costing nearly C$1m ($750,000).

Q&A | What's Driving Supply-Chain Network Optimization?

What exactly is "optimization" as it relates to supply-chain management today? Here are some of the drivers behind that concept.

David DuBose, vice president of Sedlak Supply Chain Consultants, defines 'optimization' as it relates to supply-chain management today, and details some of the drivers behind that concept.

Despite New Promise, China's Fentanyl Fight Will Be `Almost Impossible'

China won’t find it easy to make good on its promise to crack down on fentanyl as part of its trade war truce with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Out With the Old: Ensuring the Proper Disposal of I.T. Assets

Talk of technology almost always centers on the latest and greatest piece of hardware. But what about the stuff it’s replacing?

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Safeguarding the Supply Chain From Natural Disasters

Real-time data and increased visibility will strengthen supply chains as natural disasters continue to disrupt.

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