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Never Mind a Possible Strike. Heres the Real Problem at West Coast Ports
Importers and exporters were holding their collective breath last week, praying that negotiations for a new West Coast longshore labor contract wouldn't result in a temporary shutdown of the ports. But service providers were just as concerned about what happens if they stay open.
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More Adventures in Sustainability: Keurig Green Mountain
The latest sustainability report from Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. finds a green company getting even greener.
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Reverse Logistics: T-Mobile's 'Secret Weapon' for Generating Revenue
It's been called everything from a nuisance to a necessary evil. But reverse logistics can be much more than that.
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The Big Transportation Funding Debate: To Toll or Not to Toll
Just about everybody wants to revitalize the nation's crumbling transportation infrastructure. Too bad we can't agree on how to pay for it.
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FedEx's Move to Dimensional Pricing: How Shippers Should Respond
Shippers are bracing for a big increase in the cost of moving packages by ground service.
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Walmart Ramps Up Sustainability Effort, 'Invites' Suppliers to Join
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. doesn't do things on a small scale. So when it moved to expand its global sustainability effort, the retailing giant acted true to form.
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Sustainability at H&M: Long Road Traveled, Long Road Ahead
If you're still not convinced that sustainability can be a big marketing tool for global brands, then take a glance at the latest "Conscious Actions" report from Hennes & Mauritz AB - known to clothing shoppers around the world as H&M.
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SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule Is in ... Conflict
Just two weeks before companies are required to begin filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the presence of conflict minerals in their products, confusion reigns.
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Coping With the Nightmare of Consumer-Product Recalls
My previous post covered the difficulty of tracing and ensuring the quality of automotive and aerospace parts. The job is just as tough for consumer packaged goods and food producers.
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In Automotive and Aerospace, Every Part Matters
Think it's tough tracking finished goods from source to sale? Trying doing the same for the millions of parts that go into them.
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How Logistics Helps Whirlpool Stay Competitive
We speak incessantly about the impact of "consumer demand" on manufacturers' supply chains. But do we really understand what that term means?
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Supply Chain's Carbon Impact: More Than a Footprint
Carbon footprint: What a misleading metaphor that is.
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