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China Charges Ahead of U.S. in Building Pumps for Electric Cars

October 17, 2019

Bloomberg

There are almost as many places to charge your electric vehicle in Beijing as there are in the entire United States.

The World Loses $400 Billion of Food Before It Reaches Stores

October 17, 2019

Bloomberg

Some 14% of all food produced is lost annually, with central and southern Asia, North America and Europe accounting for the biggest shares.

China Ties Agriculture Binge to Trump Reducing U.S. Tariffs

October 16, 2019

Bloomberg

Chinese officials are willing to start purchasing more U.S. agricultural products as part of the “phase one” trade deal, but it is not likely to reach the $40 billion to $50 billion touted by Trump.

Ex-Truck Driver Becomes a Billionaire With Some Help From Amazon

October 16, 2019

Bloomberg

Masaru Wasami started working part time at a vegetable store at age 12, determined to help his ailing mother in her battle with tuberculosis.

Lithium Battery Dreams Get a Rude Awakening in South America

October 16, 2019

Bloomberg

South America controls about 70% of the world’s reserves of lithium, the metal used in rechargeable batteries for mobile phones and electric vehicles, but none of the infrastructure needed to put it to work.

Combating Transportation Costs and Challenges With a TMS

Latest Cass Freight Index Shows Weak Volume, Pricing

October 15, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Freight volumes and pricing are continuing to weaken in air, rail and truck markets, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for September. The additional signs of contraction suggest that an economic downturn might be in the offing.

Walmart Subsidizing Some Vendors in Price War With Amazon

October 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Hold on to your smartphone — the holiday price wars between Walmart Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are heating up.

Regulators Were in the Dark Over Boeing Design Changes

October 15, 2019

Bloomberg

U.S. aviation regulators assessing Boeing Co.’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used out-of-date procedures and lacked the resources and expertise to fully vet the design changes implicated in two fatal crashes, a review panel has concluded.

Putting an End to Supply-Chain Payment Kinks With Automation

October 15, 2019

Bill Wardwell, SCB Contributor

A world without supply chains would look nothing like the one we know today. But a world without streamlined payments throughout that supply chain is just the world we live in.

Melting Ice Redraws the World Map and Starts a Power Struggle

October 14, 2019

Bloomberg

Melting ice is opening access to new energy resources faster than predicted, prompting a nascent great power struggle in the Arctic as the political and economic map of the world is transformed.