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Court Backlogs Are Clogging the System – New Research Finds a Surprising Fix
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 21, 2025 – Courts around the world are struggling to keep up with growing caseloads, leaving individuals and businesses waiting months – sometimes years – for resolution. But a new study in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management has uncovered a surprisingly simple way to speed up the system that doesn’t require hiring more judges.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Inflation is bad, but it could worsen if the US dollar weakens, by Sheldon Jacobson

Inflation is bad, but it could worsen if the US dollar weakens, by Sheldon Jacobson

Press of Atlantic City, December 29, 2022

The U.S. dollar is near its highest level in more than a decade. A strong U.S. dollar has many benefits to consumers. When traveling abroad, goods and services cost less in U.S. dollars, making foreign destinations attractive vacation options for many. Domestically, imported items also cost less in U.S. dollars, with some of these savings passed along to consumers.

Small Businesses Play a Big Role in Supply-Chain Resilience

Small Businesses Play a Big Role in Supply-Chain Resilience

Automation Alley, December 27, 2022

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) hold the lion’s share of the supply chain. However, they lack in adoption of new technology, impairing their ability to be nimble when large world events interrupt the status quo. Greater investment in enterprise software and advanced manufacturing can better insulate supply chain SMEs and the global market at large.

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