Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Using Artificial Intelligence to Digitally Transform the Supply Chain

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Truck Driving Rules to be Eased Up

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

The Department of Transportation is looking to loosen regulations on how many hours truck drivers can spend on the road.

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Trade Tension Causes US Manufacturing to Stumble

U.S. manufacturing reached a three-year low in June.

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Rail & Intermodal

Alaska Railroad Approves Rail Connection Between US and Canada

Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) and Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corp. (A2A) have signed an agreement of cooperation that calls for the construction of a 1,500-mile connection between ARRC's system and Canadian railroads.

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Carbon Footprint

Levi Strauss Plans to Cut Supply Chain Emissions

Levi Strauss partners with IFC to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain.

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The Real Cost of Returns

In 2018 alone, cost of returns for UK fashion retailers was c£6.6 billion, which was almost 10 percent of the total UK fashion retail market.

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The Dispute Over the Driver Shortage is the Wrong Issue to Focus On

The argument of whether or not the driver shortage exists continues on.

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Sourcing & Procurement

Aera Raises $80 Million Series C Financing Round Led

Aera Technology

Funds will be used to accelerate Aera's leadership in Self-Driving Enterprise TM technology.

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Thomas H. Lee Acquires AutoStore

This is the third investment that THL has made in the supply chain industry in recent years.

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Amazon and Rite Aid Partner for Package Pick Up

Amazon and Rite Aid are partnering together to allow customers to pick up their packages at over 1,500 of the chain's locations by the end of the year.

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Risk/Compliance

Silex Malware Hits IoT Devices, Attacks Continue

A new strain of malware is wiping out IoT devices.

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Emerging Technologies

CBD Blockchain App Better Than Excel, Says Farmers

With Treum, CBD farmers can provide a timestamp and a geolocation that shows where the crop was grown.

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