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Anheuser-Busch Employees Threatening to Go on Strike

Workers at 12 Anheuser-Busch factories across the U.S. are seeking a significant wage increase, greater job security and improved retirement options and benefits.

Terre Haute, Indiana. Photo: iStock.com/jetcityimage

Crack the Last-Mile Logistics Puzzle With the Latest in Technology

While numerous applications are available for optimizing a variety of logistics functions, the first- and last-mile segments are proving to be especially complex, generating significant costs for shippers and carriers.

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Continued Red Sea Attacks Could Cause Inflation, Shipping Rates to Rise

Mohamed El-Erian, the former CEO of the investment management firm PIMCO, warned that shipment disruptions caused by Houthi attacks could cause shipping costs to increase while hindering global economic growth.

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Port of LA Ends 2023 with Five Straight Months of YoY Growth

The Port of Los Angeles ended up handling roughly 8.6 million TEUs in 2023, a 13% drop off when compared to 2022.

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Investors to Back Resolution Calling for Shell to Align with Paris Agreement

The resolution has already received support from Scottish Widows, Candriam and Rathbones Group, as well as the French asset management firm Amundi.

World’s Biggest Uranium Miner Warns of Production Shortfall

Kazatomprom said January 12 that shortages of sulfuric acid and construction delays at newly developed deposits are creating production challenges that could persist into 2025.

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Majority of Suppliers Expect More Disruptions Over the Next Two Years

The survey showed that 53% of organizations are investing in resources to develop and maintain programs that prepare a company for significant supply chain disruptions.

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Remember the Mall? Now, it’s a Fulfillment Center, and More

What’s particularly attractive about shopping malls is that they offer the possibility of creating a hybrid facility that combines logistics and fulfillment activities with in-person activities for shoppers.

They could be returning purchases, too. Photo: iStock.com/wsfurlan

Inventory Optimization: How Can You Tell How Close to Optimal You Are?

Inventory optimization is a phrase much used and abused. The honest minority of supply chain professionals will admit that they don’t objectively know what "good" looks like.

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China’s Chip Output May Double in Five Years, Barclays Says

Most of that additional production capacity could be added in the next three years, based on an analysis of 48 chipmakers with fabrication plants in mainland China, the research showed.

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Half of Supply Chain Orgs Will Implement GenAI in the Next Year

Only about 2% of respondents said that they have no plans to implement GenAI in their operations over the next 12 months.

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Five Stops on a Road Map to the ‘Perfect Order’

Companies planning longer-term fulfillment strategies for growth and resilience will need direction in reaching "order and delivery excellence," allowing them to move beyond siloed operations.

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

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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