May 2022 - Page 281 of 648 - Supply Chain Council of European Union

Instead of using homemade sprays, gardeners should develop pest management plans, Virginia Tech expert says | VTx

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by scceuMay 18, 20220371

When Stephanie Blevins Wycoff, a consumer pesticide safety expert with Virginia Cooperative Extension, noticed damage on her tomato plants last spring, she didn’t reach for a pesticide....

Transportation

At-risk sea life in the Atlantic needs better protection from an increase in shipping

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Graphical abstract. Credit: Marine Pollution Bulletin (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113681 New research from the University of Portsmouth has shown a dramatic increase in shipping in the...

News

REI hires chief supply chain officer as it expands distribution footprint

scceuMay 18, 2022

by scceuMay 18, 20220467

Dive Brief: REI hired Sylvia Wilks as its first senior vice president, chief supply chain officer, the co-op announced this week. Wilks, who joins the...

Operations

MacBook Pro Supplier Considering Relocating Factory to Increase Production

scceuMay 18, 2022

by scceuMay 18, 20220431

Apple supplier Quanta Computer is considering the feasibility of relocating its MacBook Pro production to its factory in Chongqing, China, as output at its Shanghai...

Freight

BMO upgrades CN Rail on upside shipping surprise

scceuMay 18, 2022

by scceuMay 18, 20220447

Canadian National Railway Co. has received an analyst upgrade from BMO Capital Markets amid high consumer demand for goods. In a note to clients Wednesday,...

Supply Chain Risk

Landmark meeting urges prioritization of water and sanitation to get health, climate and economic targets back on track

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by scceuMay 18, 20220828

JAKARTA, 18 May 2022 – More than 350 participants from 57 countries gathered today in Jakarta for the opening of the Sector Ministers’ Meeting which...

Distribution

Clues point to Amazon building a distribution center in Virginia Beach – The Virginian-Pilot

scceuMay 18, 2022

by scceuMay 18, 20220360

Someone wants to build a five-story, 650,000-square-foot distribution center in Virginia Beach — and while officials haven’t named the end user yet, several clues point...

Technology

Enterprise SaaS startups still enjoying big funding rounds

scceuMay 18, 2022

by scceuMay 18, 20220528

“I think we’ve done a good job of repositioning and re-aligning the company around the tremendous opportunity that’s ahead of us,” Raghuram said in an...

News

CargoBarn triples Atlanta footprint as supply chain woes spur growth in logistics, freight brokerage

scceuMay 18, 2022

by scceuMay 18, 20220428

CargoBarn was founded in Fresno, Calif., in 2008 with a small infusion of capital from Baird’s savings account and a focus on relationships. Its new...

Procurement

County council pauses on procurement co-ordinator position » Minden Times

scceuMay 18, 2022

by scceuMay 18, 20220349

By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a May 11 county council committee of the whole meeting held virtually. A...