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April 1, 2020
By Bloomberg
The Hottest Trade in Commodities Is Finding Space to Store Them
The cost of storage is exploding, in sharp contrast to the price of the commodities themselves, which are collapsing amid the chaos of the coronavirus.
March 25, 2020
By Bloomberg
How Power and Gas Utilities Keep Energy Flowing in the Pandemic
As millions of people across Europe and the U.S. stay home to avoid the coronavirus, thousands of workers in the energy industry must remain at their posts.
March 12, 2020
By Bloomberg
Warning Bells Sound for U.S. Economy As Virus Squeezes Ports
While the global economy is reeling from the spreading coronavirus, seaports — which handle a hefty 90% of all world shipping — are a bellwether for trade.

March 12, 2020
By Bloomberg
Japan Can’t Quit Its Coal Habit, Nine Years After Fukushima
March 10, 2020
By Transfix
Shipper Conquers Volatility and Cost With Transfix Terminal
March 5, 2020
By Bloomberg
U.S. Launches Tool to Stake Claim to World’s Rare Earth Minerals
February 21, 2020
By Bloomberg
Europe Floors It in the Race to Dominate Car Batteries
February 14, 2020
By Bloomberg
Pipeline Protests Cripple Canadian Railways

February 11, 2020
By SupplyChainBrain
A&R Logistics Acquires First Choice Logistics
February 11, 2020
By Bloomberg
Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills
February 10, 2020
By Bloomberg
China Virus Crisis Roils Supply Chains for Global Manufacturers
February 8, 2020
By David Cahn, SCB Contributor
Digital Transformation Creates Efficiencies in the Chemical Industry
January 8, 2020
By Bloomberg
What to Watch for in Commodities in 2020

Learn From the Past to Prepare for 2020
February 12, 2020 | Transfix
SAP – IDC Design to Operate – Leveraging an Intelligent Digital Supply Chain
January 30, 2020 | SAP
Direct Spend Management in the Intelligent Digital Supply Chain
November 13, 2019 | SAP Ariba
Scenario Planning: How to Drive Better Decision Making in Integrated Business Planning
September 12, 2019 | Oliver Wight
Putting Community in TMS: Enabling the Network Effect in Transportation Management
June 14, 2019 | Kuebix

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By James D’Arezzo, SCB Contributor
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By Valerie Charles
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By Sean Dempsey
Centralizing Equipment Rentals Saves Utility Company Millions
April 30, 2018
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Women in Supply Chain, 2018: A Conversation With Suzanne Judy
May 09, 2018
With every story of a woman succeeding in the male-dominated world of supply chain and logistics management, another door opens. Read More
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October 18, 2017
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