How Will Your Company Emerge From the Pandemic? July 2, 2020 Jennifer Bankston, SCB Contributor The coronavirus pandemic has given each of us an opportunity to remake ourselves — personally and professionally.Read More
Commodity Freighters Are Shrugging Off COVID-19 for Now July 2, 2020 Bloomberg The cost of moving commodities like coal and iron ore across the world’s oceans is surging as China lifts cargo purchases. Whether the rally will withstand the economic aftershocks of the coronavirus is a thornier question.Read More
How to Protect Against Supply-Chain 'Earthquakes' July 1, 2020 Bill DeMartino, SCB Contributor You might say the coronavirus pandemic is bringing about a seismic shift in attitudes toward supply-chain risk.Read More
America’s Massive Used-Car Inventory Is Getting the EBay Treatment July 1, 2020 Bloomberg This startup is clearing the bottleneck in an analog industry — and catalyzing socially distanced car shopping.Read More
Europe Finds It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to Low-Cost China June 30, 2020 Bloomberg Already buffeted by U.S.-China trade tensions, the European Union has stepped efforts to produce closer to home in the wake of the global pandemic. Read More
Top Six Challenges to Establishing an Ethical Supply Chain June 29, 2020 OpenText An ethical supply chain is only as good as its partners' ability to collaborate — and anticipate future challenges.Read More
Is It ‘Lights Out' for Humans in the Factory? June 29, 2020 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Does the vision of a “new normal” on the factory floor exclude the presence of people at all?Read More
How the Cloud Overcomes a Supply-Chain Crisis June 29, 2020 Rod Johnson, SCB Contributor In a networked, cloud-based supply chain, proactive steps throughout the system can prevent breakdowns and improve efficiency.Read More
Urged by Trump to Decouple, U.S. Companies Want More China Faster June 29, 2020 Bloomberg Just as President Trump urges American companies to ditch China, many of them can’t get more of China fast enough.Read More
THE SCB PODCAST Podcast | How to Break America’s Reliance on Manufacturing in China June 26, 2020 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the need for breaking the United States’ dependence on manufacturing in China and other countries.Read More