Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Amazon Wants to Use Lampposts, Churches as Drone Docking Stations

Docking stations allow a drone to land, avoid bad weather, recharge or refuel, and drop off and pick up packages.

A Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives panel approved legislation to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system as part of a six-year bill to authorize funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Volkswagen, Audi and BMW among Car Firms Linked to Child Labor over Mica Paint

Paint used by some carmakers is linked to illegal mines in India reliant on child labor and debt bondage.

The Indian government has pledged to stamp out child labor in its mica industry, with a small number of official mica mines now monitored for labor and environmental abuses.

Risk/Compliance

Why NetSuite Is Coming Home to Oracle in $9.3 Billion Acquisition

Oracle NetSuite

NetSuite offers customers financial and enterprise resource planning software through a subscription model.

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Sourcing & Procurement

Supply Chain Corporation Panalpina Embraces 3D Printing, Partners with Shapeways

The partnership gives Panalpina access to the 3D printing platform’s range of printers, materials and software.

By partnering with Shapeways, Panalpina now has access to the 3D printing platform’s wide range of printers, printing materials and software solutions, not to mention the collective experience and expertise of the Shapeways staff.

Risk/Compliance

With or Without Trans-Pacific Partnership, Vietnam Is Forging Ahead

For Vietnam, talk of a collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact is failing to dent confidence.

“With or without the TPP, our goal is to improve our investment environment,” Tran Xuan Ha (pictured on the right), a deputy finance minister, said in an interview in Hanoi.

Sourcing & Procurement

Barcoding Inc. Launches Active Asset Tracker Solution

The solution turns physical assets into sensors that provide near real-time physical inventory visibility.

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E-Commerce Solutions

ModusLink Simplifies Subscription and Payment Processing for E-Commerce

ModusLink Global Solutions

The fully integrated solution provides customizable payment models to maximize revenue at every level.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Panama Canal Expansion: A Potential Supply Chain Game-Changer

10 percent of container traffic between eastern Asia and the U.S. could shift from West Coast to East Coast ports.

The opening of the expanded canal will have a ripple effect on the economy—impacting not only U.S. ports and shipping, but the railroad and trucking industries as well, along with virtually every company involved in trade with Asia, or manufacturing or sourcing from Asia.

Risk/Compliance

7-Eleven Delivers by Drone in Reno Including, Yes, Slurpees

7-Eleven and tech startup Flirtey beat Amazon in making the first drone delivery to a customer’s home in the U.S.

During the 7-Eleven delivery, which took place in Reno, Nevada, on July 10, Flirtey successfully transported: Slurpees, a chicken sandwich, donuts, hot coffee and candy to the home of the family who placed the order.

Risk/Compliance

Largest U.S. Companies Take on More Debt, Ignore Working Capital Performance Improvements

The Hackett Group Inc.

Collections, payables and inventory performance is lowest since 2008; improvement opportunity tops $1 trillion.

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Risk/Compliance

UK Retail Sales Suffer Biggest Fall in Six Months, No Brexit Effect Reported

Stores said weather, not Brexit, was to blame, still leaving open the question of how big Brexit may hit the economy.

Retail sales volumes in the five weeks to July 2 dropped by 0.9 percent, their largest fall this year, and clothing stores reported the sharpest annual drop in quarterly sales in 25 years, according to official figures.

Risk/Compliance

Bangladesh Tightens Security to Keep Export Supply Chains Flowing

Bangladesh is securing its garment industry due to concern over terrorism, but exporters face delays.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, and the country’s home minister met with European retail association Accord to assure foreign companies their supply chains would be provided with security between the factories and the airport.

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