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Retailers Welcome Online Sales Tax Push

May 4, 2017

The National Retail Federation recently welcomed renewed efforts in Congress to require online sellers to collect sales tax the same as local stores.

Q&A: Spurring Innovation Through Zero Waste

May 3, 2017

Environmental Leader

Lawrence Black sees the circular economy finally moving from theory and high-level strategy to practical applications in design, engineering, and marketing. He has a clear view of these changes as senior advisor to the Waste Management-McDonough Sustainable Innovation Collaborative, a partnership formed in 2013 to improve the recyclability of packaging and products.

Opinion: Why You Should Build Your Supply Chain From the Customer Up

May 3, 2017

Martin Verwijmeren, co-founder and CEO, MP Objects

Supply chain orchestration has many benefits for customers and businesses.

Puma Supply Chain Racing to Keep Up With Demand for Popular Shoes

May 3, 2017

The New York Times

German sportswear firm Puma has seen such strong demand for products promoted by celebrities like model Cara Delevingne and Canadian rapper The Weeknd that its supply chain is racing to keep up, its chief executive said last week.

H&M Backs Fabric Made From Cow Manure

May 2, 2017

Supply Management

H&M has pledged to use 100-percent recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030 in its latest sustainability report.

U.S. Ports Upbeat on Container Volumes

May 2, 2017

Maritime Executive

Import volumes at major container ports in the U.S. are projected to rise 4.7 percent in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period a year ago, and many ports are reporting growth.

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Rising Airfreight Rates Could Be Sign of Resurgent Global Trade

May 2, 2017

Air Cargo World

Airfreight rates ticked back up again in March, up $0.21 per kilogram, or 6.7 percent over March 2016, as the industry moved out of a seasonal decline in rates that generally follows the holiday surge.

Opinion: Supply Chain Underestimates the Threat of War

May 1, 2017

Kevin O'Marah, SCM World, Forbes Contributor

Supply chain risk management has enjoyed a rise in prominence over the past decade as events like Japan's tsunami, Thailand's floods and the US west coast port strike have shone a light on the value of resilience. Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty.

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Q&A: Matching Supply Chain Training to 21st-Century Needs

May 1, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

It's a whole new era of supply chain, with demands that were scarcely imaginable decades ago, and the techniques for training both new and veteran supply-chain professionals must change accordingly. It's a whole new era of supply chain, with demands that were scarcely imaginable decades ago, and the techniques for training both new and veteran supply-chain professionals must change accordingly.

U.S. Officials Say Pirates Have Returned to Waters Off Somalia

May 1, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Pirates have returned to the waters off Somalia, but the spike in attacks on commercial shipping does not yet constitute a trend, senior U.S. officials said last week.