Procurement & Sourcing

Wed 15 Jul Ocean Shipping & Ports Connected Products Push Supply Chain Visibility Beyond Traditional Bills of Materials Connected products add software, firmware and chip dependencies to sourcing risks. Linking bills of materials can help teams track those dependencies as they ch...

Fri 10 Jul Trucking & Freight IATA Direct Air Waybill Changes Put Forwarder Contracts and Cargo Cover Under Review Breeze says forwarders should check airline contracts and cargo insurance as the revised IATA air waybill framework reshapes liability questions.

Thu 9 Jul Trucking & Freight 11 Security Questions Freight Forwarders Should Ask ERP Vendors Assess encryption, access controls, incident handling and recovery before trusting a freight ERP with shipment and customer data.

Fri 26 Jun Supply Chain Tech DHL eCommerce Uses AI to Speed Contract Reviews and Customer Case Research DHL eCommerce says AI cuts customer case research from four to six hours to two to five minutes and supports faster contract reviews.

Wed 27 May Ocean Shipping & Ports High-Volume Contract Packing: Keeping Quality, Traceability and Fulfilment in Control Scaling packing across retail and D2C needs disciplined workflows, quality checks and live stock visibility to keep orders accurate and traceable.

Sun 24 May Supply Chain Tech A Driver’s 2017 Account Questions an $895 Dealer Gap Insurance Offer A 2017 car buyer declined an $895 gap insurance charge, citing a much cheaper Progressive quote and urging buyers to check every contract line.

Wed 15 Apr Warehousing & Fulfillment Canada Fleet Vehicle Luxury Tax: What Buyers and Lessees Need to Know Canada’s luxury tax applies to qualifying vehicle purchases and leases priced at $100,000 or more. The source gives no calculation formula or exception details.

Thu 26 Feb Ocean Shipping & Ports Supplier Collaboration Gives Procurement Teams More Resilient Operations Three supplier case studies show how shared planning, technical knowledge and cultural understanding can improve procurement outcomes.

Wed 21 Jan Ocean Shipping & Ports Cruise Crew Shortage Puts Focus on Training, Retention and Life at Sea Cruise operators face a projected crew gap by 2030 as demand grows, prompting calls to widen maritime career pathways and improve life on board.

Thu 11 Dec Ocean Shipping & Ports Three Alleged JFK Cargo Contract Schemes Centered on Bribes and False Invoices Three cases involving cargo firms at JFK allege cash payments, travel perks and per-sale kickbacks were used to secure airline contracts.

Sun 2 Nov Trucking & Freight 1099 Trucking Pay: What Drivers Should Weigh Before Signing A $100,000 contractor offer can shrink after taxes, insurance, unpaid time off and truck costs. Drivers should compare the full package with employee pay.

Wed 29 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports From Sea to Shore: Three Seafarers on Building Maritime Careers Ashore After years at sea, three maritime professionals describe the planning, adjustment and practical benefits of moving into shore-based work.

Fri 17 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Winter Yacht Season: Mediterranean Maintenance and Caribbean Crew Jobs Mediterranean yachts may stay with crews for winter upkeep, while many owners and workers head to the Caribbean’s November-to-April season.

Thu 2 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Yacht Crew Off-Season: Training, Temporary Work and Career Options Use the months between yacht contracts to review certificates, build skills, find temporary work or plan a move ashore.

Tue 23 Sep Supply Chain Tech Fleet Uptime: Parts, Service Access and Reserve Capacity Parts readiness, service agreements and reserve vehicles can cut fleet downtime. A practical framework for finding availability gaps and addressing them.

Fri 16 May Ocean Shipping & Ports Skye Xu Sentenced to Two Years in Polar Air Cargo Fraud Case Skye Xu received a two-year prison term and must forfeit more than $4.4 million after paying kickbacks tied to Polar cargo contracts.

Tue 21 Jan Warehousing & Fulfillment From Pfizer Research to a New Leukemia Drug: One Scientist’s Career A chemist’s path from graduate school to drug discovery shows the long investment behind experimental treatments, including a leukemia candidate now in Phase 1.

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