FedEx will be using Mercedes-Benz Trucks' eActros 300 tractor for linehaul operations at the company's Parkhouse station in Stoke on Trent. 

The move underscores the heightened attention on airline safety this year, with headline-grabbing incidents from multiple carriers. 

Women who sorted resin for the Somaliland supplier claimed that they would work 12-hour days, six days a week, in facilities with no toilets or running water. 

The overhaul will take years to take root, and will require support from customers who’ve been burned by Boeing’s delays and quality lapses.

The program is designed to give women- and minority-owned small businesses the chance to learn the skills needed to work and grow within the maritime industry. 

By emphasizing digitalization, predictiveness and autonomy, new levels of success in speed, accuracy, service and revenue can be realized. 

Why is the supply chain historically more siloed than other functions? And what can be done about it? Ashutosh Dekhne, Americas supply chain and operations practice leader with EY, offers guidance.

John Lewis stores will charge £10.95 ($14.15) to fix small rips and tears, £28.50 for a broken zipper on items like cushion covers, and £99.95 to restore a handbag.

Both FedEx and UPS have warned customers to expect delays on package deliveries originally slated for the date of CrowdStrike's outage on July 19. 

Supply chain leaders are expected to increase investment in technologies over the next two years, but they must prioritize what they want to implement, says Carly West, senior director analyst at Gartner.