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Watch: Will the Retail Labor Shortage Ever End?
The number-one labor challenge for supply chains today is worker availability at the retail level, says Pete Blair, vice president of marketing with Berkshire Grey.
Will The Retail Labor Shortage Ever End
Six Ways Blockchain Is Bolstering Supply Chains
In today's digital world, companies are under pressure to be more transparent with their customers. This is especially true for supply chains, where customers want to know where their products are coming from and how they’re being made.
Network cables in a data center. Photo: Getty Images.
The Hydrogen Economy Goes Nowhere Without Infrastructure, Education
Among emerging green energy sources, hydrogen is enjoying the spotlight. What's missing, however, is the discussion of two essential elements: infrastructure and education. Without both, the wide-scale adoption of any new energy technology will go nowhere.
An employee adjusts a valve on the cold box for liquid hydrogen (LH2) production. Photo: Bloomberg.
LA Port Braces for Early Peak Cargo Season as Consumers Keep Buying
The Port of Los Angeles is preparing for the early arrival of the 2022 peak season for cargo as retailers stock up on back-to-school and fast-fashion products despite high inventory levels.
Palm trees stand before stacks of shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Pharma Supply Chain Failure Is a $35 Billion Problem
The pharmaceutical industry loses roughly $35 billion annually because of failures in temperature-controlled logistics. Those losses are almost entirely preventable.
Glass vials in a pharmaceutical plant. Photo: Shutterstock.
Forget Nearshoring — Manufacturing Supply Chains Are Going Regional
What does it take for manufacturers to fundamentally rethink a decades-long trend toward globalization?
Driverless Trucks to Deliver Toilet Paper to Dallas Sam’s Clubs
Self-driving trucks will soon make deliveries to Walmart Inc.’s Sam’s Club stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, marking a significant expansion of autonomous vehicles operating in live traffic.
Tractor trailers sit parked outside a Walmart Inc. distribution center in Bentonville, Arkansas. Photo: Bloomberg.
Biden’s Trade Plan to Kickstart U.S. Solar Fails to Win Over Industry
President Joe Biden’s attempt to defuse a complicated trade dispute that’s paralyzed the U.S. solar industry is drawing swift criticism from some of the very companies the White House had been seeking to appease.
Photovoltaic panels at a floating solar farm. Photo: Getty.
Supply Chain Officers Must Face Five ‘Urgent’ Risk Areas, Gartner Says
From nature to military operations, the ability to offset weaknesses against predators is a key survival strategy. Today’s supply chain leaders should take note.
Ken Chadwick, vice president analyst with Gartner Inc.'s Supply Chain practice, speaks at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, Florida.
Watch: Visibility to Cost-to-Serve Is Important
Tracking financial flow is vital because transportation and other supply chain costs keep increasing, says Chris Cassidy, executive vice president of Trax Technologies.
Visibility To Cost To Serve Is Important
FDA Prepares to Broaden Traceability Requirements for Food Supply Chains
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cracking down once again on food producers, with a new and tougher requirement for product safety and traceability.
Photo: Getty
U.S. Crackdown on Forced Labor in China Risks Further Supply Chaos
Pandemic and war have upended American supply chains. The next shock may come from the U.S. campaign against human-rights abuses in China.
A woman walks in Xinjiang, China. Photo: Bloomberg.
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