Global Trade & Economics

This Year’s Top Compliance Concerns for U.S. Shippers

May 13, 2019

U.S.-led trade wars and other protectionist actions aren’t going away any time soon, and consequences will impact companies for years to come.

Manufacturing Network Restructuring Is a Top Supply-Chain Risk for 2019

May 13, 2019

Shehrina Kamal, SCB Contributor

This year’s global trade tensions have forced new challenges and difficult decisions upon many companies — including tariff increases, shipping delays and complete restructuring of operations and manufacturing networks.

Three Ways to Use Global Trade Data to Gain Competitive Advantage

May 13, 2019

Joely Callaway, SCB Contributor and Brendan McCahill, SCB Contributor

Even if an agreement is eventually reached — which isn’t looking good — trade disputes between the U.S. and China have left wounds that may not heal.

Navigating the Multidimensional World of Trade in 2019

May 12, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Introducing our first annual Regional Guide to Global Supply Chain Management — in which industry experts offer key insights about domestic and global challenges that today's supply chain professionals must consider and address.

It’s Time to Test Your Supply Chain Disaster Recovery Plan

May 12, 2019

Simon Knowles, SCB Contributor

Here are seven key steps.

New York Warehousing Capacity Squeezed as Trade With Ontario Grows

May 12, 2019

Joey Casullo, SCB Contributor

Here are the factors pressuring today’s warehousing market in western New York — and how they’re affecting customers.

Trump Versus Xi Battle Has More Suppliers Shifting From China

May 9, 2019

Bloomberg

While Chinese and American officials enter heated trade negotiations this week, companies that have built the technology industry’s global supply chain aren’t waiting to see how the talks turn out.

Forgers Are Forcing a $9Tr Business Into the Digital Age

May 6, 2019

Bloomberg

In the high-tech world of financial markets, the continued use of paper receipts in trade finance looks arcane.

U.K. Retailers Face Gloomy Outlook Amid Brexit Confidence Hit

May 2, 2019

Bloomberg

Retailers are bearing the brunt of the U.K.’s economic uncertainty as households pulled back from making big purchases, recent surveys indicated.

U.S. Has Battery Problem in Race for Electric Car Supremacy

May 1, 2019

Bloomberg

The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere.