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Trump Versus Xi Battle Has More Suppliers Shifting From China

May 9, 2019

While Chinese and American officials enter heated trade negotiations this week, companies that have built the technology industry’s global supply chain aren’t waiting to see how the talks turn out.

Pig `Ebola' Virus Sends Shock Waves Through World Food Chain

May 3, 2019

Bloomberg

What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain.

U.S. Has Battery Problem in Race for Electric Car Supremacy

May 1, 2019

Bloomberg

The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere.

Coal Stockpiles Near Record Weigh on Power Prices Across Europe

May 1, 2019

Bloomberg

Coal is piling up at ports across Europe, depressing both the cost of the fuel and price of electricity.

Three Ways Procurement Teams Can Reduce Enterprise Costs

May 1, 2019

Stan Garber, SCB Contributor

A 2014 Deloitte survey found that 69 percent of chief procurement officers saw cost reduction as their main priority over the following 12 months. In 2018, the same survey showed that the number had jumped to 78 percent.

High-Precision Mapping Boosts Accuracy for Global 3PL

April 30, 2019

HERE Technologies - USA

Challenge: A global third-party logistics provider (3PL) was looking for distance calculations between fixed locations to be used for cost analysis, bid response and rate quoting. The company also wanted predictive calculation capabilities for shipment delivery delays based on real-time traffic incident data.

China's Trade War Is Taiwan's Opportunity to Bring Cash Home

April 30, 2019

Bloomberg

The tariff cross-fire has been seized as an opportunity by President Tsai Ing-wen, whose government last year started an “Invest Taiwan” campaign to lure companies away from China.

Inventory Burn From Caterpillar to Coca-Cola Set to Hit U.S. GDP

April 29, 2019

Bloomberg

U.S. companies including Coca-Cola Co., Whirlpool Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. confront the need to reverse bloated stockpiles of products after inventories surged across corporate America.

BMW to Source Cobalt Directly From Australia, Morocco Mines

April 26, 2019

Bloomberg

The measure comes as the London Metal Exchange carries out a supply-chain review to address concerns that cobalt stored in its warehouses may be linked to child labor.