Global Supply Chain Management

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Watch: Supply Chains 2022: Problems and Solutions

January 25, 2022

Tom Coughlin, a fellow with IEEE, offers a glimpse into the new year and how global supply chains will fare in the coming months.

LA, Long Beach Ports Move Record Cargo Despite Logjams

January 21, 2022

Bloomberg

The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge at the U.S.’s biggest container gateway and supply chain snarls brought on by the pandemic.

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Watch: The Future of the U.S. and EU’s Trading Relationship

January 20, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Laura Fraedrich, senior counsel for global trade and national security with Lowenstein Sandler LLP, brings us up to date on the warming of relations between the U.S. and European Union.

Nightmare Vaccine Logistics Are Prolonging the Global Pandemic

January 20, 2022

Bloomberg

Lack of supply was the biggest threat initially to the vaccination programs of developing nations. Now, it’s logistics.

Supply Chain Crisis Helped Shipping Companies Reap $150 Billion in 2021

January 19, 2022

Bloomberg

Economists warn that persistently high transportation prices are stoking inflation and clouding the recovery.

Top Carmaker Shutdowns Hint More to Come in Covid-Zero China

January 19, 2022

Bloomberg

China’s zero tolerance approach to Covid has idled Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG factories — a troubling sign for global carmakers as the omicron variant begins to spread in the world’s biggest auto production hub.

CEOs Fear Supply Chain Woes Will Cost Them Their Jobs

January 18, 2022

Bloomberg

The C-suite is a bundle of nerves this winter. A survey shows that 72% of chief executive officers are worried about losing their jobs in 2022 because of business disruptions, tracking closely with the 94% of bosses who say their corporate models need to be overhauled within three years.

Trucker Vaccine Rule Is Making Freight and Fruit Pricier

January 18, 2022

Bloomberg

New rules requiring truckers to show proof of vaccination when crossing the Canada-U.S. border are cutting into shipping capacity and boosting the cost of hauling everything from broccoli to tomatoes.

How Digital Trade Finance Enables Supply Chain Innovation for SMBs

January 18, 2022

Nelson Holzner, SCB Contributor

With the many complexities and growing challenges in logistics and transportation, technology has become critical to the future of global trade finance, especially for small and medium-sized businesses.

Supply Chain Chaos Spurs New ETF Filing to Ride Shipping Boom

January 13, 2022

Bloomberg

ProShares is preparing a new ETF to exploit chaos across global supply chains even as bottlenecks show signs of easing and commodities come down from records.