Sanofi provided insight into the logistics hurdles faced by vaccine makers in China after distribution and sales rule changes were made in response to illegal vaccine sales.
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has proposed a rule allowing shippers to switch cargo among large railroads if there's reasonable access to competing tracks.
The subject of robotics in production and distribution has been dominated by fear, hyperbole and misunderstanding. Critics of the technology would have us believe that robots are poised to take over the workplace, with little or no role for humans. So what are the real prospects for robotics in the supply chain?
CaroTrans, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has added a second direct, weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service between Milan and New York.
HICX, a vendor of supplier-management applications, has joined with Aveiroe Europe, a professional services firm specializing in recovery audits, to provide an end-to-end supplier-assurance service.