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Watch: Using Quantum Computing to Optimize Shipping Routes

March 14, 2021

A look at the innovative application of quantum computing to the problem of optimizing ship and vehicle routes, with Amy Herhold, Director of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Corporate Strategic Research with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, and Jamie Thomas, General Manager of IBM Systems Strategy & Development.

Reuters Events Unveils Key Event for a Sector That Touches 96% of All Manufactured Goods

March 10, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Reuters Events today announced details of an event that will be key for a sector that accounts for 25% of US gross domestic product.

Texas Reckoning: Living With Yesterday’s Tech, Built for Last Century’s Climate

February 26, 2021

Bloomberg

It’s not the new technology of renewable power that’s destabilizing the electric grid. It’s the new weather.

Ship Giant Maersk Bids Farewell to New, Fossil-Fuel Only Ships

February 19, 2021

Bloomberg

A century after the global shipping fleet ran largely on coal, the world’s largest shipping line is taking a historic step toward not using fossil fuels for propulsion.

Texas Power Failures Push Chip Shortage From Bad to Worse

February 18, 2021

Bloomberg

Power outages across Texas caused by historically cold weather have shut down semiconductor plants clustered around Austin, further disrupting a supply chain that has already been falling short of customer needs.

In Texas’s Black-Swan Blackout, Everything Went Wrong at Once

February 17, 2021

Bloomberg

The greatest forced blackout in U.S. history was the result of a systemic and multifaceted failure — and there are no promises of when power will be restored.

Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand

Why It’s So Hard for the Solar Industry to Quit Xinjiang

February 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Chinese solar companies are among 175 around the world that signed a non-binding pledge by a U.S. trade group to avoid forced labor. It will be much harder for them to actually cut ties with Xinjiang, the western China region facing increasing scrutiny for human-rights abuses.

U.S. Energy Crisis Deepens With 5 Million in the Dark

February 16, 2021

Bloomberg

The energy crisis that crippled Texas’s power system and sent prices soaring to record levels is deepening with at least 5 million people across the U.S. taking turns being plunged into darkness to avoid a total collapse of their grids.

Fuel Me Announces Launch of Cloud-Based Fuel Purchasing and Roadside Assistance App

February 2, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Fuel Me is a cloud-based technology platform that allows customers in the commercial transportation and construction industries to purchase fuel and receive emergency roadside assistance services on their mobile devices.

U.S. Manufacturing Remains Robust While Price Pressures Build

February 2, 2021

Bloomberg

A measure of U.S. manufacturing remained robust at the start of the year, though pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions are restraining production and driving up prices.

Chemicals & Energy

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the chemicals and energy industries. Learn how chemical and energy companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.