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Watch: Is American Manufacturing Due for a Resurgence?

Supply Chain Brain

Shay Scott, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute, and professor in the University of Tennessee’s Master of Science in Supply Chain Management online program, weighs the factors that might influence American manufacturers to reshore production from Asia to the U.S.

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The Green Corridor – Why You Should Care About Biodiversity

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I was fortunate to have grown up in the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Tennessee, where I could enjoy fresh air, clean water, and beautiful mountain countryside. It is a particularly serious problem in Southeast Asia and the Amazon where old-growth rainforests are chopped down and in their place come palm and soy plantations.

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Additional Investment in US Based Automotive EV Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

According to a report published by Nikkei Asia ( Paid subscription or metered view ), the chemical and electronics provider signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Tennessee involving a 420 acre facility to be located in Clarksville, Tennessee. South Korea based LG Chem announced this week a planned $3.2

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La Nina’s impact on the food supply chain

Resilinc

Northeast see less snow and rain than usual as La Niña causes storms to dump more precipitation over the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee River valleys? How much will La Niña increase precipitation in Asia? Will the U.S.

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Why Can’t The Supply Chain Get Rid of Abuse?

Material Handling & Logistics

A report from Human Rights Watch in January found that even four years after it was learned that slaves in Asia were forced to work in this industry for years at a time under threat of extreme violence, it is still happening. And let’s not forget about the seafood industry. Today, seafood sold by major U.S., Today, seafood sold by major U.S.,

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The Green Corridor – Why You Should Care About Biodiversity

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I was fortunate to have grown up in the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Tennessee, where I could enjoy fresh air, clean water, and beautiful mountain countryside. It is a particularly serious problem in Southeast Asia and the Amazon where old-growth rainforests are chopped down and in their place come palm and soy plantations.

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Freight Market Update and Q2 Trucking Outlook

Zipline Logistics

“The markets with the largest gains this week in OTVI.USA were Laredo, Texas (12.07%) Memphis, Tennessee (5.37%) and Cleveland (5.08%). Many cite the flood of products from Asia , labor difficulties due to COVID-19, and a shortage of warehousing space. The Outbound Tender Reject Index has reached 27.6% and seems to be stable.

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