Global Supply Chain Management

There’s No End in Sight for Chip-Constrained Auto Sales Slump

January 4, 2022

Last year's historically low auto sales reflect a global microchip shortage that forced carmakers to limit output or ship some vehicles without fully functioning features.

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Watch: Supply Chain Congestion: Can This Mess Be Fixed?

January 4, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Severe congestion is impacting every stage of the global supply chain. Charles Armstrong, founding partner at Orion Advisors Group, explains how we came to this state of affairs.

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Watch: What’s Shaping Up on the Trade Front in 2022

January 3, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Lee Smith, attorney and leader of the International Trade & Security Practice of the law firm of Baker Donelson, lays out the major trade issues that importers and exporters are likely to encounter in the coming year.

Truck Drivers, Seafarers Quit as Omicron Spreads

January 2, 2022

Bloomberg

From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure of higher pay, the transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply chain disruptions.

From Covid's Legacy to Containers Falling Overboard: These Are Our Top Stories of 2021

December 27, 2021

Jess White, SupplyChainBrain

Here’s a look back at our most-clicked stories this year — which showcase the worst of the crisis, new ideas that it spurred, and a glimpse at how we got here.

Covid Is Forcing Supply Chains to Finally Modernize

December 23, 2021

Jason Murray, SCB Contributor

Supply chain digitization is the shortest path to improved efficiency, resiliency, speed and, ultimately, cost.

Biden Takes Victory Lap, Saying Holiday-Shipping Crisis Averted

December 22, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday-season supply-chain crisis.

China’s Solar Industry Is Slowly Shifting Away From Xinjiang

December 21, 2021

Bloomberg

Chinese solar companies are gradually shifting the country’s solar supply chain away from Xinjiang as the U.S. increases its scrutiny of the region.

Rising Inflation Hits Holiday Menus Around the World

December 21, 2021

Bloomberg

Mince pies. Latkes. Eggnog. Tamales. As extended families the world over plan holiday celebrations again, they’re encountering a harsh reality: Traditional foods, especially those sold for a limited time in even a normal year, are significantly costlier in 2021 — if they’re even available at all.

Why Major OEMs Are Moving to In-House Chip Production

December 20, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The recent announcement by Ford Motor Co. that it was planning to develop and produce at least some of its own semiconductor chips signals a sharp reversal of a decades-long practice.