October 2020 - Page 499 of 615 - Supply Chain Council of European Union

Kraton Corp. Advances its Commitment to Bitumen SBS Modification with Innovative, Sustainable Solutions and Capital Effective Capacity Gains to Support Industry Growth

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HOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kraton Corporation (NYSE: KRA), a leading global producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood...

Transportation

New ship orders sink as fear of future economic crisis grows

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What will the next decade bring for the notoriously unpredictable world of ocean shipping? The bull case is that shipyard orderbooks have fallen to multi-decade...

News

Opinion: iPhone delay interrupts that supply chain rhythm

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by scceuOctober 6, 20200615

For the first time since 2011, Apple Inc didn’t release a version of its flagship iPhone in September. That delay has had a massive ripple...

Operations

Coronavirus outbreak temporarily closes Jackson-area factory

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by scceuOctober 6, 20200464

BROOKLYN, MI – Brooklyn Products International Inc. has temporarily closed due to employees testing positive for COVID-19, company officials said. 46 Jackson County residents have...

Freight

Mexican rail blockade continues to affect freight flows

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by scceuOctober 6, 20200576

A railway blockade carried out by teachers and students in Mexico continues to strain commercial cargo movement from the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas, one of...

Supply Chain Risk

China Tells World Trade Organization U.S. Violating Rules With Bans on WeChat, TikTok

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by scceuOctober 6, 20200520

The Chinese government said during a World Trade Organization closed-door meeting Friday that U.S government attempts to ban Tencent Holdings’ multi-purpose chat app WeChat and...

Distribution

No Stimulus Deal Means Billions Missing From Vaccine Distribution

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by scceuOctober 6, 20200529

President Trump’s decision to blow up talks over a relief package will deprive the COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort of billions of dollars in needed funds....

Technology

88 Percent of Businesses Rely on Outdated Methods for Order Management According to Study Commissioned by Perficient

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Blockchain-backed food supply chain management solves the problem

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by scceuOctober 6, 20200458

Food supply chain management, or FSCM, has long been put forth as a low-hanging-fruit application in the enterprise blockchain space. Now, after years of pilots,...

Procurement

Future Skills Needed in Procurement/Supply Chain – Supply and Demand Chain Executive

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by scceuOctober 6, 20200466

Future Skills Needed in Procurement/Supply Chain Supply and Demand Chain Executive...