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enVista Design Solutions Practice Hires Supply Chain Veteran as Director of Client Engagement

Tom Drivas brings 15 years of supply chain experience to assist companies requiring facility design expertise

Sourcing & Procurement

ClearMetal Unveils Predictive Intelligence Platform for Shipping Logistics

The platform gives carriers accurate forecasts to optimize asset allocation, repositioning and utilization

Risk/Compliance

Commerce Expands the List of Cuba Exportable Products and Services

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

Sales will be granted on a case-by-case basis; expansion was designed to jumpstart commerce between the countries

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Risk/Compliance

Obama Bans U.S. Imports of Slave-Produced Goods

Federal officials are preparing to enforce an 86-year-old ban on importing goods made by children or slaves

The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act signed by Obama on Wednesday eliminated confusing language and allows stiffer enforcement.

4 Ways You Can Reap the Benefits of Omnichannel Technology

Sixty-six percent of suppliers are already investing (or planning to invest soon) in omnichannel initiatives

Ian O'Brien

UPS Invests in Deliv to Boost Last-Mile Capability

United Parcel Service (UPS)

Same-day delivery startup Deliv is getting a funding boost from an unlikely source: United Parcel Service

The Palo Alto, Calif., company fetches goods from brick-and-mortar retailers to bring them to customers' homes nearby, one of a crop of such firms hoping to win the day in so-called last-mile delivery, typically the priciest leg of an order's journey.

Risk/Compliance

Crude Glut Could Take Years to Disappear

Oil prices are unlikely to significantly rebound for at least a few years

Oil rallied Monday following the IEA’s projection that shale production is poised to fall this year by about 600,000 barrels a day, and by 200,000 barrels a day in 2017. U.S. crude rose 6.2 percent to $31.48 a barrel. Oil has fallen by about two-thirds since 2014.

Procurement Software

3 Steps to Creating a Value-Oriented Supply Chain

TAKE Supply Chain

A value-oriented supply chain results in a more collaborative supply chain that benefits both partners and customers

Brad Huff

Mobile Experience to Lead the Next Retail Revolution

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

The U.S. lags behind emerging markets on mobile purchasing activity; brand trust and convenience drive shopping decisions

FILE - In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, Eddy Cue, Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, demonstrates the new Apple Pay mobile payment system at a Whole Foods store in Cupertino, Calif. More than 200,000 payment locations in the U.S. are equipped to accept so-called contactless payments, including Apple Pay. Smaller merchants tend to be among the several millions that don''t have the required equipment yet. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Risk/Compliance

Operinter Expands at Home and Abroad

'Peru is one of the most active economies in Latin America, attracting strong investment from Spanish companies’

Left to right: Gabriel Beltran, managing director; Milagros Talledo, sales; Emma Beltran, operations; and Nerea Sanmiguel, operations.

Supply Chain Visibility

Elemica Named a Top 40 Most Innovative Technology Company

The Technology Association of Georgia honored companies for innovations and contributions to the technology community

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Sourcing & Procurement

Benchmarking Hackers and their Attack Methods

Hackers are coming to an online merchant near you. The rate of fraud attacks is up 163 percent from 2015

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