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Identifying the Source of Products Through Chemical ‘Fingerprinting’

The science of forensic chemistry is playing a key role today in tracing the source of products all the way back to their origin.

Xinjiang in 1996. Uygur people waiting for buyers for their harvest of cotton. Photo: iStock.com/Gujiang xie

Warning: Detecting Trade Fraud Is Now a Priority for Regulators

Importers take note: The Department of Justice is making the detection of, and punishment for, trade and customs fraud a top enforcement priority.

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Untangling the ‘Nightmare’ of HS Codes with Technology

Even traditional automation of assigning HS codes, in the form of digitally stored and searchable codes, is of limited utility. Enter artificial intelligence.

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'Nobody's Ready': AI’s Rapid Rise Is Outpacing Our Infrastructure

Goldman-Sachs predicts that AI will drive a 160% increase in data center power demand by 2030, and require an estimated $720 billion in upgrades to global power grids to account for that growth.

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'Uncertainty Reigns' at U.S. Ports as Retailers Navigate Tariff Turmoil

"Shifting timelines means shifting volume," Port of LA executive director Gene Seroka said, predicting that lower inventories and higher prices are likely to become the norm headed into the holiday shopping season.

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Mathematical Optimization: Supply Chain Management by the Numbers

Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions. In the end, though, it all comes down to a game of numbers.

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U.S. Tariffs Are Here to Stay, Says Oxford Economics

The U.S. administration has offered multiple, often conflicting, explanations for reversing decades of largely free-trade policies by introducing higher tariffs. But boosting revenues is a compelling benefit.

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U.S. Tariff and Deportation Policies on Collision Course in Agribusiness

Already, crops are rotting in the fields and warehouse managers are struggling to find workers. How will the push for goods made in America play out?

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Ocean Carriers Warn of No End in Sight for Global Shipping Logjam

A port operating at 90% of capacity generates a lot of inefficiencies, with increased dwell times that can quickly create delays further down the supply chain.

Cranes at the Port of Virginia. Photo: iStock / Kyle Little

AI-Tuned Pricing and Inventory Strategies are the Way Forward for Retailers

Demand-sensing is important, and is much improved by AI. But pricing and inventory modeling are important too.

Which one will sell, and at what price? AI can help. Photo: iStock/South_agency

How AI and 3D Printing Can Lower the Barriers to Domestic Manufacturing

High tariffs won’t guarantee a return of manufacturing to the U.S. — not until industry addresses the structural barriers that keep the country from competing with cheaper sources of production.

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WSC: Need for Clarity on U.S. Port Fees for Chinese Ships

The USTR also has yet to provide details who would be collecting the fees, or how the money would be directed back into U.S. shipbuilding, said World Shipping Council CEO Joe Kramek.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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