High-Tech/Electronics

Americans Face Record Metals Prices as Shipping Costs Surge

February 8, 2022

Surging prices of the raw materials needed for your refrigerators, automobiles, window frames and plumbing show no signs of abating as America’s supply chain crisis spills into another year.

GOP Opposition in House Puts U.S.-China Competition Bill at Risk

February 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Growing Republican criticism risks complicating passage of a once-bipartisan bill intended to make the U.S economy more competitive, saying it goes too easy on China even as it aims to aid the domestic semiconductor industry.

Musk Sees Human Robot Becoming Bigger Than Tesla’s Car Business

January 26, 2022

Bloomberg

The humanoid robots will be important to address the labor shortage in the U.S., and their first use will be in Tesla’s own factories, said Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

House Unveils China, Chips Bill, Paving Way for Senate Deal

January 25, 2022

Bloomberg

The House of Representatives unveiled its legislation to bolster U.S. research and development to better compete with China and aid the domestic semiconductor industry, in a bid to negotiate a final bill this year with the Senate.

Intel’s $20 Billion Ohio Chip Hub Will Be World’s Largest

January 23, 2022

Bloomberg

Intel Corp. plans to spend $20 billion on a chipmaking hub on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, which the company expects to grow to be the world’s biggest semiconductor-manufacturing site.

Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe? Developers Say Yes

January 21, 2022

Bloomberg

Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing fire from safety advocates who call the technology a risk to motorists.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Can Manufacturers Prevent Another Microchip Shortage?

January 14, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The global shortage of microchips has had a devastating impact on multiple industries, not least automotive manufacturers, who are expected to have lost some $210 billion in 2021 because they couldn’t get enough chips to drive the systems in their vehicles. But how did we get to this state of affairs?

Omicron’s Surge Gives Bosses a Reason to Order Shots Biden Can’t

January 14, 2022

Bloomberg

The U.S. Supreme Court may have rejected a federal rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing, but businesses threatened by omicron’s spread might be forced to implement one anyway to protect the workers they have and keep factories open.

It's Time for an Automotive Supply Chain Overhaul

January 12, 2022

Heidi Benko, SCB Contributor

What’s the prognosis for automakers, and how can Industry 4.0 technologies help?

5G’s Last-Minute Chaos Exposes Corporate Feuds Brewing for Years

January 11, 2022

Bloomberg

A long-simmering dispute over promising new wireless technology burst into public view in the past week and threatened to further disrupt U.S. aviation already hobbled by the new omicron Covid variant.

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.