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Uber's Drone Delivery Dreams Face Harsh Legal and Economic Realities

November 2, 2018

Uber has been looking to fill an executive position at UberExpress, its drone delivery operation, to help get the company’s drones up and running next year.

Podcast - Coping With Component Shortages in the Electronics Industry

October 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The demand for electronics products is strong. Too bad manufacturers can’t keep up.

Podcast | Coping With Component Shortages in the Electronics Industry

October 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The demand for electronics products is strong. Too bad manufacturers can’t keep up.

Boeing Is Delaying America’s Return to Space, NASA Says

October 12, 2018

IndustryWeek

Boeing Co.’s construction of the largest rocket in NASA’s history is projected to cost $8.9bn — double the initial budget.

White House Report Points to Severe Shortcomings in Military Supply Chain

October 5, 2018

The Washington Post

Uncertain budgets, a broken procurement system and an unfair trade environment have eroded the United States’ defense industrial base to levels at which national security could be at risk.

The Metal That Started Trump’s Trade War

The president’s aluminum tariff is bad for America — and great for Switzerland’s Glencore.

October 1, 2018

Bloomberg

The president’s aluminum tariff is bad for America — and great for Switzerland’s Glencore.

Companies Stockpile Drugs, Chocolate as They Brace for ‘Hard’ Brexit

Some of the world’s biggest companies are drawing up plans for the unplannable: a March divorce between Britain and the European Union, in which even some basic parameters have yet to be hammered out.

September 20, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Some of the world’s biggest companies are drawing up plans for the unplannable: a March divorce between Britain and the European Union, in which even some basic parameters have yet to be hammered out.