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Delivery Workers for Instacart, Postmates and Uber Teaming Up for a Better Deal

On-demand messengers are banding together for more leverage with employers, with help from the Taxi Workers Alliance.

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Risk/Compliance

Zombie Dispatch Game to Increase Awareness of Role of Technology in Trucking

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Zombie Dispatch was designed to illustrate the important role of trucking and truck drivers in our economy.

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Reverse Logistics

Don’t Drown in Returns: A Lesson in the Reverse Supply Chain

The headache of managing the rise in returns that corresponds with online shopping is enormous.

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Risk/Compliance

Container Shipping Market Has Bottomed Out

Drewry expects container carriers to record a collective operating loss of $5 billion this year.

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Consumers Trust Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Post Office over Google for Drone Deliveries

Almost half (44 percent) of consumers say they like the idea of drone delivery, but almost as many (34 percent) dislike it.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

U.S. Official Says L.A., Long Beach Ports Need to Up Game on Goods Tracking

The digital information flowing through local seaports about billions of dollars worth of goods is outdated and slow.

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Procurement Software

Metric of the Month: Days Sales Outstanding

Managing the days-sales-outstanding metric can be a good step to maintain the capital needed for growth.

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Risk/Compliance

Offsetting the Fair Labor Standards Act Rule Changes Before They Are Implemented

Companies should prepare supply chains for the overtime rule’s impact to their workforce practices and operations.

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Amazon Said to Limit Warehouse Access to New Merchants

Restricting the service signals concerns about capacity issues; storage constraints prompted a building spree this year.

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Risk/Compliance

Samsung Recall Sheds Light on Issues in Large-Scale Supply Chains

Samsung Electronics

Industry considers whether current technology and tools can effectively maintain quality control in large-scale supply chains.

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Coveted Industrial Space in U.S. Continues Historic Run of Declining Availability

The industrial market continues to draw momentum from e-commerce, as hefty flows of goods stream into the U.S.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Hanjin Shipping Puts Asia-U.S. Shipping Network Up for Sale

The sale comes after the first major shipping line was dragged down by global industry overcapacity and low freight rates.

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries estimates Hanjin Shipping needs more than 600 billion won to cover unpaid costs like fuel, including about 100 billion won immediately for payments such as to port operators to unload cargo from stranded ships.

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