For years, the world’s biggest e-commerce company has resisted pressure from investors and other stakeholders to disclose more information about its environmental impact.

Going direct-to-consumer makes good business sense, but it calls for a different level of supply chain preparedness.

Old thinking has led many companies to look at omnichannel from a strictly fulfillment perspective.

Many Chinese businesses and factories shut down for three to four weeks to allow millions of workers to return to their hometowns to celebrate the festivities with their families.

Concerns about quality control and data integrity have focused on companies in India and China, where more and more ingredients used in medicine for the U.S. are being made. But those concerns aren’t limited to overseas factories, according to a year-long investigation into FDA’s regulation of the generic-drug industry.