High-Tech/Electronics

Automakers to Battle Chip Crisis for Years, Report Says

December 16, 2021

Carmakers like Volkswagen and General Motors should brace for the global semiconductor shortage to last beyond next year and redesign cars so they need fewer of the high-tech components, according to analysts.

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Watch: Case Study: Palo Alto Networks Enhances Planning Function

December 9, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks, Inc. needed to implement a new tool for supply as well as sales and operations planning functionality — and time was of the essence. Anaplan stepped in to help.

Amazon Packages Pile Up as AWS Outage Spawns Delivery Havoc

December 8, 2021

Bloomberg

An Amazon Web Services outage wreaked havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on.

The World's Relentless Demand for Chips Turns Deadly in Malaysia

December 7, 2021

Bloomberg

The tragedy in Muar shows the little-understood human cost of keeping supply chains running in a pandemic.

How Liteboxer Kept Moving Product With a Knocked-Out Supply Chain

December 6, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What better way to work off the anxieties of the pandemic than an at-home boxing workout? Yet the company that’s capitalizing on that urge has had to deal with its own set of frustrations in getting product to market.

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Podcast | Human Rights in the DRC’s ‘Artisanal’ Cobalt Mines

December 3, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Are workers’ rights in the mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo being sacrificed to the world’s hunger for cobalt?

Biden Sees Progress in Supply Crisis Amid Faster Inflation

December 2, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden said his administration’s work has begun to alleviate supply chain disruptions and that higher inflation is a “natural byproduct” of the global economy’s recovery from the pandemic.

A lithium-ion automotive battery pack sits on a chassis.

Rising Battery Costs Hit Carmakers, Threaten Climate-Change Push

December 2, 2021

Bloomberg

Soaring commodity prices and supply chain bottlenecks are threatening to push up the cost of batteries seen as crucial in the fight against climate change.

Biden Signed the $550 Billion Infrastructure Deal. Here's Who Gets the Money.

November 16, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden signed the $550 billion measure at a White House ceremony on Monday, after appointing a group of officials to guide the law’s enactment.

White House Spurns Intel Plan to Boost Chip Production in China

November 15, 2021

Bloomberg

The Biden administration spurned a plan by Intel Corp. to increase production in China over security concerns, dealing a setback to an idea pitched as a fix for U.S. chip shortages.

High-Tech/Electronics

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the technology and electronics industries. Learn how high-tech and electronics 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.