Global Supply Chain Management

Growing Pains, Labor Woes: Five Supply Chain Challenges to Count On This Year

March 17, 2022

Jose Paez, SCB Contributor

It’s time to take an honest look at what’s happening around us, learn from the past two years, and plan accordingly.

When Will the Chip Shortage End? U.S., EU Spend Billions in Race to Beat China

March 16, 2022

Bloomberg

Sanctions are causing a shortage of microchips in Russia. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Europe are spending billions in a race to reduce reliance on imports just as China plans to turn itself into a chip powerhouse.

White House Pushes Supply Chain Operators to Share Data

March 16, 2022

SupplyChainBrain

An initiative launched this week is President Biden’s latest effort to address supply chain bottlenecks that stretch across the U.S.

Russia’s War Puts Shipping’s Tentative Recovery in Jeopardy

March 10, 2022

Bloomberg

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has the shipping industry bracing for new shocks to its labor force, which relies on experienced crew from both countries.

Can Europe Weaken Putin’s Power Over Global Energy?

March 9, 2022

Bloomberg

The war in Ukraine has already revealed that the modern financial system can be weaponized in ways never before seen. Now the same might be true of the energy transition.

War in Ukraine Triggers Global Food Emergency

March 9, 2022

Bloomberg

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means the food inflation that’s been plaguing global consumers is now tipping into a full-blown crisis, potentially outstripping even the pandemic’s blow and pushing millions more into hunger.

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Watch: Are Companies Ready to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions in 2022?

March 9, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Alan Holland, chief executive officer of Keelvar, describes the challenge of measuring the carbon emissions of suppliers in multi-tier global supply chains.

Buckle Down: No Relief From Supply Chain Woes Anytime Soon

March 7, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Global supply chains are unlikely to see relief from congestion, disruption, labor shortages and skyrocketing costs anytime soon.

War Shocks Ripple Across One of the World’s Busiest Trade Lanes

March 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Putin’s assault on Ukraine, and retaliatory steps designed to paralyze the Russian economy, are heaping new disruptions on supply chains that never recovered from unprecedented shocks caused by the pandemic.

Russian Invasion Smothers Supplies From World’s Breadbasket

March 2, 2022

Bloomberg

After years of growing increasingly reliant on cheap and abundant wheat supplies from Russia and Ukraine, the world’s grains buyers are being forced to hunt elsewhere as flows from both countries dry up.