Global Supply Chain Management

Showcase Your Company's Supply Chain Excellence — Three Days to Submit

March 28, 2018

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and SupplyChainBrain welcome your entries for the 14th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award (SCIA) competition.

California Farmers, Winemakers Kick Dirt Over Chinese Tariffs

March 27, 2018

Los Angeles Times

California's vintners and growers fumed Friday at the growing prospect that wine, nuts, fruit and other Golden State exports would become collateral damage in a trade battle between President Trump and China.

Q&A: How GM Ties Daily Sustainability to Business Value

March 27, 2018

Environmental Leader

Sustainability initiatives are most impactful when they are core to a company’s business model and operations.

Five Reasons to Blockchain Your Supply Chain

March 27, 2018

Forbes

There’s a lot of money and attention going toward blockchain as a potential foundation for supply chains.

Uber Freight Rolls Out Incentives to Lure Scarce Truck Drivers

March 27, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Uber Technologies Inc. is facing a problem trying to break into the freight market that’s rarely an issue in its ride-hailing expansion: a shortage of drivers.

Businesses Face Unanswered Questions a Year From Brexit — a Sector by Sector Analysis

March 27, 2018

The Guardian

With only a year to go until Britain leaves the EU, a mounting backlog of unresolved problems is causing business to take evasive action — despite government attempts to buy more time with a transition deal.

Here’s How Supply Chain Executives Will Invest During the Next 18 Months

March 26, 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics polled Fortune 1000 and top 100 retailers attending MODEX next month in Atlanta.

FedEX to Roll Out 500 More Stores Inside Walmart

March 26, 2018

Reuters

Package delivery company FedEx Corp said last week it will open 500 FedEx Office stores inside Walmart Inc’s U.S. locations, a partnership intended to help both companies attract new customers and handle online order returns.

IBM Built a Computer the Size of a Grain of Salt for Logistics Industry

March 26, 2018

Fortune

IBM has unveiled what it claims is the world’s smallest computer — the size of a grain of salt. The computer will cost less than $0.10 to manufacture, and is intended for logistics applications.

China Hits Back at Trump Tariffs as Trade War Arrives

March 26, 2018

Bloomberg

China said it doesn’t fear a trade war with the U.S. and announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on $3bn of imports from the U.S. in the first response to President Donald Trump’s ordering of levies on Chinese metal exports.