Consumer Packaged Goods

Ship Emissions Make Thunderstorms More Intense, Study Says

September 13, 2017

A new study mapping lightning around the globe finds lightning strokes occur nearly twice as often directly above heavily-trafficked shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea than they do in areas of the ocean adjacent to shipping lanes that have similar climates.

House Passes Bill to Speed Introduction of Self-Driving Cars

September 13, 2017

Industryweek

U.S. House lawmakers passed a wide-ranging bill to speed the introduction of self-driving vehicles championed by tech and auto companies racing to develop and deploy the technology.

Worldwide Information Security Spending Will Top $85Bn This Year, Gartner Says

September 12, 2017

Gartner

Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $86.4bn in 2017, an increase of 7 percent over 2016, with spending expected to grow to $93bn in 2018, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc.

Members of European Parliament Call for Fines After Tainted Eggs Failures

September 8, 2017

Supply Management

Members of the European Parliament have called for a faster alert system and fines for states that fail to share food safety information following a tainted eggs scandal.

Digital Sourcing: What, Where and How?

September 8, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Digital technology has come to the supply chain, and the procurement function must take note.

NYIT, X-wave Innovations to Develop RFID Technology for NASA

September 6, 2017

RFID Journal

The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) is partnering with X-wave Innovations Inc. (XII), a research and development firm specializing in the defense, homeland security, transportation and energy fields, to develop an embedded sensor system for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The solution is capable of measuring the levels of temperature, pressure and strain on various rocket propulsion engine components.

Harvey's Toll on Energy Industry Shows Vulnerability

September 6, 2017

The New York Times

For years, much of the nation's refinery capacity and chemical production have been concentrated along the swamps and narrow inlets of the Gulf of Mexico, risking devastation in a monster storm.

How Two Texans Made Buc-ee's Convenience Stores a Phenomenon

September 5, 2017

Forbes

The insight that runs beneath the rise of Buc-ee's convenience stores is this: You can get a lot of people to pull off the highway and spend money if you guarantee them an immaculate place in which to heed the call of nature. As one Buc-ee's billboard proclaims, "Your Throne Awaits. Fabulous Restrooms - 32 miles."

China's Aviation Push Has Aircraft Manufacturers Ready For Takeoff

September 5, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Above Shanghai's skyline, things are eerily quiet: the helicopters and small planes that whir over other cities in the world are hardly ever seen here, or anywhere across China, thanks to decades-old airspace restrictions and a dearth of airstrips and heliports.

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rose in August

September 1, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. consumer sentiment increased in the first half of August to its highest level since January, as Americans placed their hopes on the economy's future.

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