When manufacturing, quality management and supply chain planning systems are all working synchronously, manufacturers are better equipped to adapt and respond to supply chain disruption.

Among all areas of the supply chain, the vendor onboarding process is one that is particularly due for improvement.

Over the past 18 months, Chinese companies have leased up to 80% of industrial park space in Mexico to produce solar panels, electric vehicle batteries and housing materials.

Supply chains have always had to contend with disruptions, and that will not stop, says Lusi Zheng, senior director, advisory at Gartner. That's why planners must remain agile.

The automotive supply chain is a primary example of an industry severely impacted by instability and disruption.

The structural flaws of global supply chains were exposed by COVID-19. But the origins of those problems date back much further than the pandemic.

About 88% of U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) will reorganize their supply chains to leverage suppliers in the U.S. or Mexico in 2023.

Forty-six percent of those interviewed said they viewed China as an “ally or necessary partner” compared to just 35% who saw Beijing as a “rival or adversary.”

U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity officials said that a Russian cyber-extortion group had hacked a file-transfer program known as MOVEit, which is used to securely share files.

A.I.-driven technology can help keep drivers and passengers safe by not only detecting distracted driving, but also identifying other potentially risky behaviors.