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Reviving U.S. Shipbuilding: Is It Realistic?
The Office of the USTR held two days of public meetings to explore remedies intended to penalize ocean carriers that use Chinese-built ships and revive commercial shipbuilding in the U.S.
Guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Photo: iStock/Carmen K Sisson
Traders Cite the Deeper Implications of Trump’s Tariff Policy
President Trump’s seesawing policy on the implementation of tariffs fails to account for the many complexities of international trade, three industry analysts said at TPM25.
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Supply Chains Brace for Fallout From Trump Tariffs
Economists have warned that Trump's tariffs will lead to higher prices on a range of products, including cars, auto parts, electronics, furniture, coffee and chocolate.
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Does U.S. Agriculture Need Immigrant Labor? Ask Great Britain.
Anyone looking to assess the impact of Trump’s immigration policy on U.S. agriculture might do well to study the labor shortage that hit farms in the U.K. during the pandemic.
Workers in a field in the U.K., Aug. 2023. Photo: iStock/JABilton
Cutting Costs and Carbon: Why Retailers are Rethinking Their Boxes
In one survey, 90% of consumers said that they were more likely to buy from a brand that offers eco-friendly packaging options.
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Warehouse Worker Shortage? Get Flexible
One approach is to adopt a three-tier approach to staffing, where you have both short-term hires and permanent workers, with a layer of recurring, flexible workers.
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Can AI Usher in the Age of Fully Automated Precision Manufacturing?
While the debate over the value of AI in the supply chain rages on, at least one company believes it’s the basis for “reimagining manufacturing from the ground up.”
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Making the Green Math Work
It’s not as if every department head is just waiting for the chance to temper business decisions according to how they’ll play out elsewhere in the company.
Image: iStock/Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn
Workforce Turnover Can Be Improved With Detailed Analysis
There’s an extraordinary amount of insight into why workers stay and leave that can be mined from careful collection and analysis of data.
Daniel Ash, CEO of hiring platform Journeyfront, speaks at ProMat 2025. Photo: Helen Atkinson
From Farms to Factories: The Shocking Reach of the Child Labor Crisis
According to data from the United Nations, there are an estimated 152 million children between 5 and 17 years old engaged in child labor globally.
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Will the End of Corporate DEI Programs Scuttle Supplier Diversity Efforts?
“Diversity” appears to have become a dirty word in some quarters of the business world today — but not when it comes to supplier selection.
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Ocean Carriers Get Tough on Freight Rates — But Can They Hold the Line?
An endless series of crises roiling ocean shipping in the post-COVID 19 era is resulting in a change in “carrier DNA.”
Photo: iStock / Suphanat Khumsap
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