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New EU Transport Rules Could Devastate East European Trucking Companies

December 7, 2018

Poland’s $57bn transport and logistics industry is facing a serious threat as the European Union agreed to tighten rules on international trucking services.

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

December 7, 2018

Bloomberg

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?

December 7, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

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

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

December 6, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

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

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

December 5, 2018

Bloomberg

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.

Safeguarding the Supply Chain From Natural Disasters

December 5, 2018

Graham Parker, SCB Contributor

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

Lithium and Cobalt Costs Are Hindering Battery-Powered Car Sales

December 4, 2018

Bloomberg

High prices for lithium and cobalt will hinder sales growth in battery-powered vehicles the next few years, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.

Booming U.S. Biotech Could Buckle Next in China Trade Tango

December 4, 2018

Bloomberg

Increasing wariness in Washington over China’s investments in U.S. biotechnology companies may cool a hot source of capital for medical startups.

Q&A | Mapping the New Supply-Chain Planning Landscape

December 4, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here's how recent progress in technology and business-process is creating an improved planning environment.

U.S.-China Truce Risks Extending — Not Ending — Trade War

December 3, 2018

Bloomberg

Differences on difficult issues such as Chinese industrial policy and intellectual property regimes remain vast — and tough negotiations now lie ahead.