Nearly half of respondents (47%) believe the primary benefit to having a more diversified supply chain is reducing the risk of disruption from various events such as natural disasters.

Oil has yet to leak out of the vessel, but U.S. military leaders estimate that the Sounion could spill four times as much oil as the Exxon Valdez. 

Canada's labor board ended a day-long work stoppage after it imposed binding arbitration on the railways and union. 

Two experts from Crowe LLP speculate on the impact of the most recent round of tariff increases by the U.S. on goods imported from China.

Businesses are increasingly recognizing the need to integrate sustainability standards required by national laws deep within their international supply chains.

Supply chain and logistics organizations are facing the hard reality of needing to stay productive and profitable amid the ongoing labor shortage.

Ashray Lavsi, principal with Efficio Consulting, reports on the current state of relations between China and Taiwan, and how it might affect the global supply of semiconductors.

The new deals include a 3.5% yearly wage increase over the next five years, along with more vacation hours earlier in workers' careers.

Kathy Fulton, executive director of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), offers guidance on how companies and logistics operations can best prepare for natural disasters.

Shein's report also found that 0.5% of suppliers it audited weren't paying workers the local minimum wage, or were delaying wage payments.