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Export Compliance: What Every Business Should Know

April 11, 2025
Engy El Ghalban, SCB Contributor

By investing in education and following export compliance regulations, businesses not only protect their own interests, but also maintain the security and integrity of international trade.


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Watch: Will the Trump Tariffs Plunge the U.S. Into Recession?

April 9, 2025
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Connor Lokar, senior forecaster at ITR Economics, weighs the prospects of a recession resulting from the Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs — as well as the probability of a Great Depression occurring in the next decade.


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New Criteria for Choosing the Right Logistics Partner

April 9, 2025
Bill Heaney, SCB Contributor

In an ideal world, every shipment moves seamlessly, capacity is easy to find, every mode runs on time, and there are no disruptions. But we don’t live in an ideal world.


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U.S. Halts Imports from South Korea Salt Farm Accused of Slave Labor

April 8, 2025
SupplyChainBrain

Sinan's salt farms were also exposed for human trafficking and slave labor in 2014, after an investigation from mainland police led to the rescue of dozens of victims.


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Traders Cite the Deeper Implications of Trump’s Tariff Policy

April 7, 2025
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

President Trump’s seesawing policy on the implementation of tariffs fails to account for the many complexities of international trade, three industry analysts said at TPM25.


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The State of End-to-End Digital Supply Chain Networks in Pharma and Life Sciences

April 7, 2025
Dan Walles, SCB Contributor

The rise of digital supply chain networks represents a significant shift in how the pharma and life sciences industry approaches supply chain management.


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Podcast | An NBA Legend Shoots for ‘Coffee With a Cause’

April 4, 2025
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Dikembe Mutombo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and came to the U.S. — despite an initial ambition to attend medical school — to play basketball in the NBA.


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The Harsh Truths About Product-Based Businesses in 2025

April 4, 2025
Tim Heneveld, SCB Contributor

It’s time to confront the harsh truths, and pivot toward strategies like reshoring and nearshoring that promise to mitigate risks and restore competitive advantage.


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China Ship Sales Collapse as Industry Sweats Over U.S. Port Plan

April 3, 2025
Bloomberg

Just four made-in-China bulkers — ships that ferry everything from coal to salt — were sold in the second-hand market in March.


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Watch: Changes and Innovation in the Tobacco Supply Chain

April 3, 2025
SupplyChainBrain

Paulo Saath, global head of leaf operations at JTI, describes the current challenges facing the tobacco supply chain, and how the industry is evolving in its relations with farmers.


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