Supply Chains in Crisis

Baby Formula Shortage Shows Risk of U.S. Industry Concentration

May 25, 2022

Decades of market consolidation in the U.S. have resulted in problems like the one millions of American families are now facing. Four companies — Abbott, Perrigo, Nestle and Mead Johnson — control 90% of the U.S. supply of formula.

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Watch: Can Colleges Help Close the Supply Chain Talent Gap?

May 25, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Michelle Carroll, Supply Chain Management Department chair at Fayetteville (North Carolina) Technical Community College, talks about the importance of preparing students for a career in supply chain.

Physical, Financial Visibility: A Dual Approach to Supply Chain Resilience

May 24, 2022

Josh Bouk, SCB Contributor

Many observers in the global supply chain and logistics industries are eagerly awaiting a restabilization of supply and demand. But it’s time to bust the myth of a “return to normal.”

Supply Chain Managers Are Quitting in Unprecedented Numbers

May 24, 2022

Bloomberg

Supply chain managers quit their jobs last year at the highest rate since at least 2016 due to a mix of burnout and a desire for fatter paychecks.

Vast Swath of U.S. at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns

May 19, 2022

Bloomberg

A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply chain woes strain the electric grid.

Biden Invokes Emergency Powers to Try to Ease Formula Shortage

May 18, 2022

Bloomberg

President Biden invoked emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to try and boost production of baby formula, while ordering the use of government planes for imports to alleviate shortages.

Hospitals Ration CT Scans, Awaiting Dye From Shanghai GE Plant

May 18, 2022

Bloomberg

Hospitals around the U.S. are postponing CT scans and rationing care while waiting on shipments of medical dye made in a Shanghai plant that just restarted production amid the city’s lockdown.

U.S., European Firms Rethink China Investment After Lockdowns

May 18, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. and European businesses are reconsidering their investments in China after the lockdown in Shanghai and restrictions in other cities caused major disruption to their operations.

Fewer Nuggets, Smaller Salads: Shrinkflation Hits U.S. Restaurants

May 17, 2022

Bloomberg

America’s restaurants are in the same boat as the rest of the country, battling the soaring food and fuel costs that recently helped send U.S. inflation to a 40-year high.

FDA Announces Steps to Help Boost Baby-Formula Supply

May 17, 2022

Bloomberg

Abbott Laboratories reached a pact with U.S. authorities that would allow it to begin making baby formula again at a troubled plant in Michigan, a move that could help ease a supply shortfall that has rattled many parents.