Majority of companies fall short on sustainable procurement

Data compiled by EcoVadis from 2015 to 2017 show global businesses have made little progress improving corporate social responsibility themes. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 28, 2018

Honda exec: 'Tariffs are going to hurt the whole supply chain'

Rising steel prices have sent auto industry sentiment back to 2008 levels of anxiety, one manufacturer told Congress. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 27, 2018

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Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

TGI Friday's UK changes suppliers, cuts portions ahead of Brexit

A consistent affordable food supply is a major concern for UK businesses as Brexit negotiations continue to offer little comfort. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 26, 2018

How Johnson & Johnson overhauled its baby care supply chain

Global consolidation meant ensuring consistent formulations, fewer ingredients and fewer suppliers.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Sept. 25, 2018

Walmart asks lettuce suppliers to trace products using blockchain

The retailer said its vendors will use the IBM Food Trust Network for "end-to-end traceability."

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 25, 2018

Costco's in-house poultry production signals a new supply chain approach

Cost control, surety of supply and visibility up the chain are some of the driving factors behind the wholesaler's decision to vertically integrate its chicken production process.

By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 24, 2018

Retailers warn of price hikes as China tariffs take hold

Companies won't face the worst of the new policy until after the holidays, but prices are likely to rise and margins will be squeezed, and that could worsen as tariffs rise again next year.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 24, 2018

Mars will invest $1B to fix 'broken' cocoa supply chain

The manufacturer will work directly with farmers and use GPS mapping in an effort to remedy pervasive issues in the cocoa industry.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 20, 2018

Florence squeezes pharmaceutical supply chains

Pharmacies, which rely on sophisticated inventory control and cater to local customers, possess few options when massive storms disrupt logistics.

By Rich Weissman • Sept. 19, 2018

Tariffs on $200B worth of imports from China start Sept. 24

The duties will start at 10% and rise to 25% at the beginning of 2019.

By Shefali Kapadia • Updated Sept. 18, 2018

Nestlé will use satellites to protect palm oil supply chain from deforestation

Controversy surrounding palm oil has pushed many food manufacturers to take a closer look at responsible sourcing.   

By Cathy Siegner • Sept. 17, 2018

Trump signs law suspending tariffs on 1600 products

The temporary exemptions apply to several chemical products, but they do not reverse tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 17, 2018

Timeline: How Hurricane Florence is agitating supply chains

Higher logistics costs, plant shutdowns. Even days before the storm reached the shores of the eastern seaboard, supply chains were being disrupted by Hurricane Florence.

By Supply Chain Dive • Sept. 14, 2018

Mastercard, Microsoft team up to automate payments

Inefficiency and manual processes cost businesses an estimated $500 billion in administrative expenses per year. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 12, 2018

4 technologies tackling food waste in the supply chain

From reefer sensors to avocado imagery, venture capitalists are pouring hundreds of millions into the trillion-dollar problem of food waste.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 12, 2018

Trump warns of tariffs on another $267B imports from China

If all proposed duties are implemented, tariffs would affect $517 billion of goods — more than the U.S. imported from China last year.

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 7, 2018

US, China trade war takes supply chains by storm

Despite political turmoil, the fundamentals of business remain, and like any storm, this too shall pass.

By Rich Weissman • Sept. 6, 2018

Trade and tech push supply chains from global to local

The vast majority of businesses are exploring localization options, according to a report published by A.T. Kearney — and the trend is here to stay. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 5, 2018

US kicks off process to sign NAFTA 2.0

The U.S. has officially notified Congress of its intent to sign a new trade deal with Mexico — and maybe Canada — within 90 days.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 31, 2018

Microsoft to require suppliers to offer workers paid parental leave

More big name companies that heavily rely on contracted companies for various services have begun considering the business and ethical implications of the treatment of those workers.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 31, 2018

Burned by Toys R Us, will suppliers ever trust a bankrupt retailer again?

Vendors gave the toy retailer hundreds of millions of dollars in trade credit to help it rebound from Chapter 11. Then the unthinkable happened.

By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 30, 2018

Sourcing for diversity, with all things being equal

What's the point of a social responsibility initiative if it comes with strings attached?

By Rich Weissman • Aug. 29, 2018

What's next for NAFTA?

A deluge of news emerged after the U.S. and Mexico reached a bilateral deal yesterday, with speculation Canada would be excluded and NAFTA would be terminated. Here are the facts.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 28, 2018

How La-Z-Boy is leveraging its supply chain to boost newly acquired Joybird

Joybird, which manufactures its products in Tijuana, faced excessive freight costs to date, according to La-Z-Boy CEO Kurt Darrow.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 27, 2018

'World-class' procurement teams are shrinking and that's good news

If procurement teams measure success by the size of their department, they are pursuing the wrong metric.

By Rich Weissman • Aug. 27, 2018