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Can New Technology Really Save the Logistics Universe?

Often, the reality is that valuable time and money are wasted on bleeding-edge technologies. Avoid the hype and rely on leading-edge technology that supports your company culture.

Plan B for Tariffs: ‘Gobble Up Every Bit of Material That I Can’

With tariffs driving up the price of stainless steel, the precision-part manufacturer Accu-Swiss in Oakdale, Calif., came up with a plan to save money: turn off the lights but keep the machines on.

The Trade War of 2018: Report From the Front

With the U.S. on the brink of a global trade war, importers and exporters are asking: Is there method to President Trump’s madness?

Global Employee Confidence in Business Conditions Hits Five-Year High, Report Says

As the nation’s economy continues its upward trajectory, almost 46 percent of U.S. employees have a high intent to stay in their current positions, well above the international average of 32.4 percent, according to Gartner, Inc.

Amazon Is Helping Entrepreneurs Start Delivery Companies — As Long As They Deliver Amazon Packages

Amazon.com is asking small-business owners to help deliver its goods, seeking to reduce its reliance on the U.S. Postal Service and other major delivery services as the number of packages it ships continues to climb.

Target, Tesco and CVS to Require Environmental Impact Data From Suppliers

Target, Tesco and CVS Health have joined Walmart in an agreement to collect data from suppliers, through non-profit CDP, regarding their overall environmental footprint.

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Emergency Rooms Run Out of Vital Drugs, and Patients Are Feeling It

George Vander Linde tapped a code into the emergency room’s automated medicine cabinet. A drawer slid open and he flipped the lid, but found nothing inside.

3PL Takes Major Leap Toward Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Compliance

Challenge: Nearly 10 percent of the world’s drug supply is counterfeit, prompting many countries to set rigid guidelines to track and trace pharmaceuticals across the supply chain. Achieving compliance is often a huge undertaking for pharmaceutical manufacturers and 3PL providers.

Kroger’s New Approach to Stocking Shelves Is Boosting Earnings

Kroger Co. delivered stronger than expected earnings and sales, sending its stock up 9.7 percent as investors welcomed evidence that the grocer is growing even as it overhauls operations to compete with Amazon.com Inc. and discounters.

Walmart Bests Whole Foods in Study of Food Supply's Human Toll

Grocers including Walmart Inc., Jumbo Group Ltd. and Whole Foods Market Inc. fared poorly in ratings looking at the treatment of the women, farmers and food-sector workers who supply supermarket shelves in the U.S. and European Union.

Alibaba v. Tencent: The Battle for Supremacy in China

There’s something irresistible about a clash of titans. The fate of the world hung in the balance during the Cold War standoff between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Coke vs. Pepsi once mattered mightily. Ali-Foreman defined a pugilistic era. And then there’s the celebrity spat pitting Taylor Swift against Kanye West. (Look what he made her do.)

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A.I. for Compliance: An ‘Artificial’ Answer to a Very Real Problem

When it comes right down to it, are all these corporate scandals the result of a lack of intelligence? Specifically, of the artificial variety?

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