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Blockchain’s Coming to the Supply Chain - Eventually
Blockchain is being touted these days as a revolutionary way of maintaining global supply chains. Is it living up to that promise?
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The World of Private-Label Retail: Is Kirkland Vodka Really Grey Goose?
Many distributors struggle with private-label branding and view it as an either-or proposition. They see private label as too complex or a conflict to their core supplier partners.
Integrated View of Supply Chain Helps Build in Resiliency to Risk
Supply chains are suddenly under threat. Following years of low inflation and stable trade relations, executive teams in boardrooms across the globe are now grappling with rising inflation, a rapidly changing trade environment and the dire threat of an all-out trade war. Already, pressure is up sharply on earnings, and many leaders fear that traditional cost-saving measures may no longer be enough to avoid a heavy hit.
Brazilian Food Companies Hard Hit by Truckers' Protests
Brazilian food companies will be reeling for months from the after-effects of a truckers' protest that has blocked the country's main roadways this past week, industry sources said on Friday.
Q&A: Corporate Sustainability Evolves Into the Net Positive Movement
Sustaining isn’t enough any more. Businesses that have joined the corporate net positive movement seek to put more back into society and the environment than they take out.
Could Blockchain Have Solved the Mystery of the Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak?
The first food poisoning cases came to light in late March — eight patrons of fast-food restaurants in New Jersey suffered bloody diarrhea and cramps that sent them rushing to hospitals.
Red Alert: U.K. Farmers Warn of Soft Fruit Shortage
Like many things considered quintessentially English, the humble strawberry is an immigrant. The first garden variety was grown in France in the 18th century, the result of cross-pollinating strawberries from North and South America. Those luscious fruits you buy today in the supermarket? A marriage of European and American strains.
The U.S. Doesn’t Have Enough Truckers, and It’s Starting to Cause Prices of About Everything to Rise
Joyce Brenny, chief executive of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, gave her truck drivers a 15 percent raise this year, but she still can't find enough workers for a job that now pays $80,000 a year.
IBM Will Marry Its New Verifier to the Blockchain, Transforming Diamonds, Olive Oil and Insurance
If eyes really are windows to the soul, IBM’s latest product could lead to blockchain enlightenment.
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More Suppliers Are Losing Revenue Due to Cross-Channel Challenges
As the global $1.9tr e-commerce landscape continues to expand, companies are facing difficulties successfully managing cross-channel commerce across continents, supply chains, and software systems, and are losing revenue as a result.
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Interactive Slavery Map Aims to Help Supply Chain Collaboration
A free interactive map of anti-human trafficking organizations has been created to help collaboration between businesses.
Cyberattacks Are a Major Risk in New Global Resilience Ranking
The risk of cyberattack, once overhyped, now threatens businesses’ very existence, according to a recent survey, 2018 FM Global Resilience Index. These attacks raise the specter of stalled operations, disrupted supply chains, class-action lawsuits and permanent brand damage.
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