Bindiya Vakil, chief executive officer of Resilinc, lays out five trends and challenges to supply chains to watch for in the coming year.

At a time when more consumers are embracing e-commerce and global manufacturers are still trying to catch up to demand, international shipping companies and ports continue to face labor shortages. 

The European Union will have to replace about 600,000 barrels a day of diesel imports, and Russia will need to find new buyers for those supplies.

The situation is highly significant, as Royal Mail is deemed critical to the U.K. economy.

China may have scrapped its “zero-COVID” policies, but questions about the country’s continuing role in supporting global supply chains remain.

A maker of emergency vehicles has managed to surmount its own set of supply chain emergencies.

The country has so far relied almost solely on homegrown medicines and vaccines to shore up immunity and treat COVID patients. 

A powerful stream of densely moist air flowing off the Pacific Ocean is forecast to bring 3 to 6 inches of rain to a wide area from Eureka to San Francisco January 4 into January 5.

Companies must incorporate supply chains into their strategies not only as an opportunity to cut costs, but also as a competitive differentiator.

Winter is upon us, and with the arrival of cold weather, rising energy prices, and oil and gas supplies being impacted by geopolitical tensions, businesses once again face potential supply chain challenges.