THINK TANK Tackling the Complexities of Contract Lifecycle Management for Better Supplier Relationships February 11, 2025 Alena Kararic, SCB Contributor What’s needed to help turn contracts into strategic assets is contract lifecycle management. Read More
U.S. Grocery Stores Cap Egg Purchases as Shortage Continues February 11, 2025 SupplyChainBrain The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects egg prices to increase by another 20% by the time the year is out. Read More
Trade War Between China and U.S. Heats Up February 10, 2025 SupplyChainBrain China also previously opened an antitrust investigation into Google, and added U.S. clothing giant PVH Corp. to its "unreliable entities" list.Read More
THINK TANK Tariffs: Their Unintended Consequences, and How to Respond February 10, 2025 Matt Lekstutis, SCB Contributor Tariffs can be a powerful and effective tool for a large economy. But they can also come with costs and unpredictable consequences.Read More
SCB FEATURE U.S. Pharma Companies Weigh a Shift to North America — and Possibly the U.S. — for Drug Production February 10, 2025 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Can the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain come home — or, at least, get closer to it?Read More
Alarming Rise in Numbers of Seafarers Kidnapped, Detained February 7, 2025 SupplyChainBrain A report from the International Maritime Bureau found a rise in the number of seafarers taken hostage, despite an overall decline in piracy.Read More
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Time for a New Industrial Policy for the United States? Part 1 February 7, 2025 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Is it time to write the obituary for the era of free trade? Proponents of the practice have had a rough time of it lately.Read More
Police Scramble for Answers after Theft of 100K Eggs in Pennsylvania February 6, 2025 SupplyChainBrain “In my career, I’ve never heard of a hundred thousand eggs being stolen," Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class Megan Frazer said.Read More
THINK TANK Turning the Media Into an Ally During a Food Recall February 6, 2025 Roger Hancock, SCB Contributor Rather than asking “how can we avoid negative publicity during a recall?,” food businesses can flip the question to “how can we harness the power of the media to help us protect the public and our brand?"Read More
SCB FEATURE The Fight for Control of the Panama Canal February 6, 2025 Nick Bowman, Senior Editor Although Trump has repeatedly said he wants the U.S. to retake the Panama Canal, his actual goals could fall well short of that. Read More