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Pharma Warns of Drug Supply Disruptions Without a Brexit Deal

November 22, 2017

Drugmakers in the EU are warning of drug supply chaos if the U.K. and European Commission can't strike a specific deal covering the approval of medicines before their governmental divorce.

A Guide to Building Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Capabilities

November 22, 2017

Mélani Flores

The term "sustainable development" was coined in Our Common Future, released in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission, a UN-backed organization created to unite countries in the pursuit of sustainable development. As defined by the Commission, there are three main pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, environmental protection and social equality.

No Nafta? No Problem, Says One Mexican City

November 21, 2017

The Washington Post

In San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Josué Vidales considers his business a Nafta success story. The 43-year-old father of five founded his engineering firm a decade ago, on the eve of the world economic crisis, to capitalize on the factory boom in this burgeoning industrial city 250 miles north of Mexico City.

A Pharma Giant Looks for Help in Pushing Suppliers to Slash Carbon Emissions

November 21, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Three years ago, GlaxoSmithKline set up an online Supplier Exchange to enlist suppliers in a bid to meet carbon-reduction goals. Now it's found a familiar partner to manage that community.

A Look at Supply Chains of the Future

November 21, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Conversations with supply-chain executives about the innovative technologies that are already shaping the way that product is moved to market.

A Fifth of Firms Don't Have Full Supply Chain Visibility, Report Says

November 20, 2017

Supply Management

Almost three quarters of firms say they have continuity arrangements in place with regard to supply chain management, according to a survey.

How a Shirt Covered in Swastikas Ends Up in a Department Store

November 20, 2017

Bloomberg

Retail supply chains are so complex that sometimes a Nazi symbol can slip through the cracks.

The U.S. Is on the Threshold of the Biggest Oil and Gas Boom Ever

November 20, 2017

Fortune

The U.S. is set to enjoy the biggest increase in oil and gas production the world has ever seen over the next few years, according to a new report.

Fidget Spinners Sold at Target Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead, Advocacy Group Says

November 17, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Fidget spinners - the multipronged, whirling gadgets that became so popular this year that some schools banned them as a distraction - have been marketed as playful diversions meant to help people calm down and focus.

Opinion: How Brands Can Create Safer Supply Chains

November 17, 2017

Ivan Png, NUS Business School, Forbes contributor

In 2010 a spate of suicides at factories in southern China owned by Foxconn, a contract manufacturer for some of the world's leading electronics brands, highlighted poor conditions faced by its assembly workers. Foxconn promised to improve working conditions, but reports of further suicides or attempted suicides have continued to dog the company.