Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Emerging Technologies

Bank of America, HSBC Unveil Blockchain Supply Chain Project

Bank of America

The blockchain application aims to replicate the letter of credit transaction process between banks, exporters and importers.

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Sponsored Content

Are Your Dangerous Goods Shippers Leaving Money on the Table?

Labelmaster

DGIS Hazmat Shipping Software shows you which DG products need to be shipped fully regulated and which ones can be downgraded. Learn more at DGIS.com

Are Your Dangerous Goods Shippers Leaving Money on the Table?

Risk/Compliance

Is Slavery in Your Supply Chain? Check Out this Report

Verisk Maplecroft, a Verisk business

Businesses have a high or extreme risk of association with slavery in their supply chains in 115 countries.

Risk/Compliance

How Last-Mile Delivery Success Enables Competitive Differentiation

Paragon Software Systems Inc

Using best practices in last-mile delivery can help companies differentiate themselves against the competition.

By using omnichannel fulfillment systems that provide full visibility across the supply chain, companies are empowered to take better control of their distribution processes, while offering more convenience and choice to customers.

Risk/Compliance

Ship's Crew Stuck Off Coast of Georgia Since April Might Soon Head Home

The cargo ship was seized by U.S. marshals because its owners stopped paying on their loans.

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Risk/Compliance

U.S. Intelligence to Help Companies Avert Supply Chain Hacking

The effort is to raise awareness that vulnerable supply chains give China, Russia and other governments the opportunity to steal sensitive information or disrupt operations.

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Risk/Compliance

5 Tips for Finding the Right Production Capacity System

Production capacity planning can deliver concrete data driving business decisions that grow the company.

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NFI Completes Acquisition of United Express

The purchase of United Express expands NFI’s brokerage offering in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

The purchase of United Express expands NFI’s brokerage offering in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.

Sourcing & Procurement

MCI Rolls Out Syncron to Maximize Uptime for 28,000 Active Motor Coaches

The service parts management solution maximizes customer service capabilities by improving fill rates and optimizing inventory.

The parts distribution division of Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc., and the largest bus and motor coach manufacturer in North America, selected Syncron’s service parts inventory management solution to help reinvent the way it serves the more than 28,000 in-service motor coaches across the U.S. and Canada.

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Risk/Compliance

U.S. Trade Gap Widens to Almost One-Year High of $44.5 Billion

Slower-growing economies and a stronger dollar are limiting purchases of American-made merchandise by foreign customers.

A third-straight monthly pickup in imports coincides with a second quarter that saw the fastest pace of household spending since 2014. At the same time, purchases of American-made merchandise by foreign customers have been limited by slower-growing overseas economies and a stronger dollar.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Japan, China, U.S. Ports Seen at Highest Catastrophe Risk

These ports face the greatest financial risk from natural disasters due to vulnerable locations and increasing cargo volumes.

The Tobishima Pier Container Terminals at the Port of Nagoya. Nagoya leads all ports with a potential $2.3 billion cost to insurers from a one-in-500-year event because of the threat from earthquakes and windstorms, according to risk-modeling firm RMS Inc.

Procurement Software

How Demand Planning can Improve the Supply Chain

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