Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Tesla Parts Spotted Piled Outside San Jose Machine Shop

April 17, 2018

A large number of parts intended for the Tesla Model 3, along with parts for the Model S and Model X, have been spotted outside a machine shop in San Jose. Such third parties are sometimes used to fix flawed parts after manufacturing, and previous reports suggest Tesla has struggled with an unusually high rate of flaws in parts coming from suppliers and its own production line.

South Dakota E-Commerce Sale Tax Fight Reaches U.S. Supreme Court

April 17, 2018

Reuters

A high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will determine whether states can force out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes in a fight between South Dakota and e-commerce businesses.

Proud of Your 90-Percent Operational Efficiency? What About Your End-to-End Supply Chain?

April 10, 2018

Is Amazon Bad for the Postal Service? Or Its Savior?

April 9, 2018

The New York Times

Five times in the last week, President Trump has pointed his Twitter arrows at Amazon over what he insists is a bad deal for the United States Postal Service.

Hershey to Spend $500M Making More Sustainable Kisses

April 6, 2018

Industryweek

Hershey Co. is spending $500m in the hopes of producing its iconic chocolate Kisses from more sustainable cocoa.

Opinion: The Evolution of Healthcare and Life Sciences — Thanks to Blockchain

April 5, 2018

Randy Bean, CIO Network, Forbes contributor

Soon after its development as the underlying architecture for Bitcoin, the concept of the blockchain was recognized as having broader value beyond enabling a decentralized alternative form of currency.

Opinion: Traceability and Transparency Before Blockchain

April 4, 2018

Carl Fowler, senior vice president of business development, Americold

What the temperature-controlled supply chain has been getting right for decades — and why you need to follow suit.

China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Pork and Fruit in Trade Dispute

April 3, 2018

Los Angeles Times

China raised import duties on pork, fruit and other products from the United States on Monday in an escalating tariff dispute with U.S. President Trump that companies worry might depress global commerce.

It's Possible to Decarbonize Shipping by 2035, Report Says

April 2, 2018

Maritime Executive

Deployment of all currently known technologies could make it possible to almost completely decarbonize maritime shipping by 2035, according to a new report published by the International Transport Forum at the OECD.

Industrial Distributor Reduces Costs Using Data from Automated Inventory Replenishment

April 1, 2018

Apex

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.