July 2020 - Page 187 of 627 - Supply Chain Council of European Union

Offshore procurement contracts: Ministry moves FBR to cut WHT to facilitate CPEC projects

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200480

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning and Development has approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to reduce withholding tax on offshore procurement contracts to facilitate investments...

Procurement

The Pivot Back to Remote Learning: Checklists for Teachers, Principals, and Ed-Tech Leaders

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200537

Cathlean Snyder, top right, a teacher in the Caddo Parish schools in Louisiana, was juggling a full-time online teaching load, and helping her five children...

Warehousing

Construction underway on reported DeWitt Amazon warehouse – WSYR

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200459

Construction underway on reported DeWitt Amazon warehouse WSYR...

Transportation

Baltic index hits over 1-month low on easing capesize, panamax demand

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200465

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell to a more than a month low on Wednesday, dragged down by weaker capesize and panamax rates....

News

Brazil: auditor calls out meat company JBS’s claims over Amazon supply chain

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200487

Major Amnesty report recently showed firm sourced cattle illegally grazed in protected areas of Amazon Norway-based auditor dismisses JBS claims over good practice JBS needs...

Operations

Elon Musk says next Tesla factory will be near Austin, Texas

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200536

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s earnings call Wednesday that the electric car-maker’s next Gigafactory would be located near Austin, Texas, settling...

Freight

Shipping stock pickers turn down the volume — way down

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200602

Tanker stocks have a “tree falls in empty woods and no one hears it” problem. They have a compelling longer-term pitch — almost no newbuild...

Supply Chain Risk

Investing in Green Technologies: Green Gold or Green Bubble? | by Victoria M. | Climate Conscious | Jul, 2020

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200468

Recently, investments in projects that provide an opportunity not only to earn but also have a positive impact on the environment have become increasingly popular....

Distribution

OFS Credit Company Announces Results of Stockholder Elections for the Distribution for the Quarter Ending July 31, 2020

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200433

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OFS Credit Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCCI) (“OFS Credit,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), an investment company that primarily invests in collateralized loan obligation...

Technology

AMD, IBM, Texas Instruments: Tech Stock Midday Movers

scceuJuly 22, 2020

by scceuJuly 22, 20200461

Stocks were up across all major indexes on July 22 after Pfizer (PFE) – Get Report reached a coronavirus vaccine agreement with the U.S. government, although...