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Articles by Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

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Where Are the Tech Companies in Biden's Supply Chain Initiative?

March 21, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor
The Biden administration’s launch last week of its Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative has left a number of supply chain data experts scratching their heads.
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Can a Label Shortage Bring Global Supply Chains to a Halt?

March 10, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

If retailers, manufacturers and transportation providers can’t get paper labels, the entire supply chain could quickly reach a crisis, and even grind to a halt.


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The Complex Future of Brick-and-Mortar Retail

March 8, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

It’s a given that the COVID-19 pandemic boosted e-commerce, but some of the numbers coming in now are verging on the exceptional.


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Consumers Prefer Delivery Reliability Over Speed, Retail Report Finds

March 7, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

Major grocery retailers serving dense urban areas such as New York, London and Paris are under increasing pressure to get product to consumers in the shortest possible time, as little as 15 minutes, and often for free. But there are downsides to the trend.


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Greener Reverse Logistics Has a Missing Piece: Human Talent

February 25, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

With the rise in e-commerce, it has become no longer possible to park concerns about reverse logistics.


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When Globalization Meets Just-in-Time in the Medical Supply Chain

February 16, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies. 


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Mexico Border

Vaccine Requirements for Non-U.S. Truckers Threaten Further Snarls at Southern Border

February 4, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

A new U.S. requirement that went into effect January 22 requires any essential workers crossing the border into the U.S. to be vaccinated. And that includes truckers.


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Lunar New Year

Get Ready for More Freight Bottlenecks During Chinese New Year and Beyond

February 1, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

DHL is projecting an 88% decrease from typical volumes of China-U.S. freight during the first week of the Chinese New Year, which begins February 1.


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Smithfield’s Ambitious Plans to Cut Food Waste in the Supply Chain

January 26, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

The world's biggest pork producer is aiming to halve its U.S. food waste by 2030.


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How the U.S. 5G Rollout Has Pitted Air Giants Against Telecom Behemoths

January 25, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

The parties involved in the controversy over 5G technology for broadband cellular networks are like tectonic plates moving inexorably toward one another.


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