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Name and Shame Brands With Abuse in Supply Chains, U.K. Labour Tsar Says

May 11, 2018

The U.K. government’s labour market tsar has called for large businesses to be held jointly responsible for abuses in their supply chains.

TSA Ruling May Allow Dogs to Give Air Cargo a Sniff

May 11, 2018

Air Cargo World

When you think of the future of air cargo security, high-tech innovations like blockchain and the internet of things (IoT) may come to mind.

Brexit Could Hamper Britain's Fight Against Trafficking, Anti-Slavery Body Says

May 11, 2018

Reuters

Britain’s exit from the European Union could hamper the fight against human trafficking at a time when the number of people being trapped in slavery is increasing, fueled by social media, Britain’s anti-slavery body says.

Sears Deepens Amazon Partnership With Tire Installations

May 11, 2018

Fortune

Investors sure like the idea that Sears is looking beyond its struggling retail business to drum up new sources of revenue and places to sell products under its own brands.

Hydrogen Seen Rivaling Batteries to Supply Green Power

May 11, 2018

Industryweek

Hydrogen stored in Britain’s gas grid could be more effective for making use of excess renewable power than batteries.

The CEO Who Helped Deliver India’s Online Shoppers to Walmart

May 11, 2018

Bloomberg

The outlook for Indian online retailer Flipkart was decidedly gloomy when Kalyan Krishnamurthy became chief executive officer in January 2017. The startup’s valuation was dropping, fundraising was more difficult and Amazon.com Inc. was pledging $5bn-plus to siphon away customers.

Women in Supply Chain, 2018: A Conversation With Suzanne Judy

May 11, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

With every story of a woman succeeding in the male-dominated world of supply chain and logistics management, another door opens.

Ugly Veggies in Tyson’s Flashfoodbox Help Detroit Tackle Food Waste

May 10, 2018

Environmental Leader

Tyson Foods has launched an effort that the company says invites the public to get involved in “tackling the problem of food waste.” The company is selling what it calls “boxes of high quality surplus food” through a direct to consumer offering dubbed flashfoodbox.

Opinion: Banning Chinese Phones Won’t Fix Security Problems With Our Electronic Supply Chain

May 10, 2018

Bruce Schneier, Washington Post contributor

Earlier this month, the Pentagon stopped selling phones made by the Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei on military bases because they might be used to spy on their users.

White House Will Host Amazon, Facebook, Ford and Others to Discuss Artificial Intelligence

May 10, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The White House plans to convene executives from Amazon, Facebook, Google, Intel and 34 other major U.S. companies on Thursday as it seeks to supercharge the deployment of powerful robots, algorithms and the broader field of artificial intelligence.