Key reads hand-picked by our editors
Week Ending: June 15, 2024
Global Trade Is on the Rebound. Are Suppliers Getting the Benefit?
SUPPLY CHAIN BRAIN
Panama Canal increases draught and daily transits
SEATRADE MARITIME
Target’s Supply-Chain Chief Turned to Stores to Answer the Online Fulfillment Challenge
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (PAYWALL)
Airbus, Safran Strive To Toughen Supply Chain
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK
Costly US Sugar Tariffs Drive Candy Makers Over the Border to Canada
BLOOMBERG (PAYWALL)
Understanding supply chain vulnerabilities key as world becomes ‘riskier place’
STRATEGIC RISK
DHL GROUP
HSBC: Supply Chains Vulnerable to ‘Unanticipated External Shocks’
SOURCING JOURNAL
Five Key Challenges Facing U.S. Manufacturing
SUPPLY CHAIN BRAIN
Global supply chains – resilience against business interruption risk is weakening
SWISS RE INSTITUTE
Father’s Day Spending Hits $22 Billion. Is Your Supply Chain Ready?
FORBES
Bloomberg Businessweek: Inside the Global Supply Chain
BLOOMBERG (PODCAST)
Week Ending: June 8, 2024
The graphite fight: US tariffs trigger race to build non-Chinese supply chain
FINANCIAL TIMES (PAYWALL)
Shein wants to sell the supply-chain tech it used to disrupt online shopping. Retail experts say brands may have concerns.
BUSINESS INSIDER
Nearshoring shifts focus of procurement leaders
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Drone Delivery’s Next Challenge Is How to Clear Cost Hurdles
WALL STREET JOURNAL (PAYWALL)
Why China’s Overcapacity Problem Is About to Get Even Worse, in Seven Charts
WALL STREET JOURNAL (PAYWALL)
Week Ending: June 1, 2024
What concrete and pigs reveal about creating a supply chain that can withstand disaster
FAST COMPANY
How manufacturers are reskilling factory workers for AI adoption
MANUFACTURING DIVE
Airbus faces new output delays amid parts shortages, sources say
REUTERS
Amazon gets FAA approval allowing it to expand drone deliveries for online orders
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Week Ending: May 25, 2024
U.S. Blocks Imports From 26 More Chinese Companies Over Forced Labor Concerns
WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Growing Role of the CFO in Crafting Sourcing Strategies
SUPPLY CHAIN BRAIN
Baltimore Refloats and Moves MV Dali, with Services Set to Resume
THE LOADSTAR
Week Ending: May 18, 2024
Inflation continues to have a wide-ranging impact on supply chains
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Half of Suppliers Expect Market Conditions to Be Positive
SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAIN EXECUTIVE
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW
China targets lower logistics costs to boost economy and competitiveness
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Week Ending: May 11, 2024
Gartner: Supply chain function may lose boardroom influence in “post-crisis” era
DC VELOCITY
BUSINESS INSIDER
How Mexico’s presidential candidates expect to leverage nearshoring
SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE
Should supply chain leaders invest in generative AI solutions?
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY BUSINESS SCHOOL
To Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability, Complex Manufacturers Have a Long Road Ahead
SUPPLY CHAIN BRAIN
Week Ending: May 04, 2024
China Moving Forced Laborers Amid U.S. Crackdown, Biden Official Says
WALL STREET JOURNAL
U.S. obsession for China’s Temu, Shein sends air cargo prices soaring
NIKKEI ASIA
Retailers dethroned 3PLs as top big-box warehouse leasers in 2023
DC VELOCITY
Shein’s Plan to Sell Its Supply Chain Expertise Comes with Risks
BARRON’S
Gap Inc. achieves 98% sustainable cotton sourcing
FASHION NETWORK
‘Follow the money’: Landstar positions for nearshoring, infrastructure business
TRUCKING DIVE
Geopolitics Takes a Central Role in Supply Chains
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Week Ending: April 27, 2024
WATCH: Airbus CEO Says the Supply Chain Is Stretched
BLOOMBERG
Biden Grants Micron $6.1B for New York, Idaho Semiconductor Plants
SUPPLY CHAIN BRAIN
Grocery Retailers Need to Adopt Adaptive Supply Chain Strategies to Stabilize Rising Grocery Prices
MARKETSCALE
Supplier Collaboration Key to Johnson & Johnson Climate Push
SUPPLY CHAIN DIGITAL
Gartner Warns ‘Real Risk’ Supply Chain Leaders Could Misuse GenAI
SUPPLY CHAIN BRAIN
Week Ending: April 20, 2024
Thinking Beyond Cost: New Executive Priorities for Supply Chains
SUPPLY CHAIN BRAIN
Open access platform identifies forced labour risks in US apparel supply chains
JUST STYLE
Biden Seeks Higher Tariffs on Chinese Steel, Aluminum to Support US Firms
BLOOMBERG
GLOBE NEWSWIRE
WTO members hold focused discussions on harnessing digitalization to facilitate trade
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Prologis Warns of Slowing Industrial Real-Estate Market
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Week Ending: April 13, 2024
There is still work to do to achieve supply chain stability
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW
The Man in Charge of Getting the Baltimore Port Back in Business
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Amazon, Walmart workers worry about surveillance tech in warehouses
SEATTLE TIMES
Import Cargo To Hit 2 Million Containers For First Time Since Last Fall
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Taiwan’s chip industry heads overseas amid supply chain shift
FINANCIAL TIMES
Week Ending: April 6, 2024
U.S. to Crack Down on Trade ‘Loophole’ Used for China Apparel Shipments
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Shining light on procurement’s dark purchases problem
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Zip is trying to modernize enterprise procurement
TECHCRUNCH
Shipping disruption and e-commerce demand driving up airfreight rates
THE LOADSTAR
CMA CGM says joint venture with GTS will decarbonize European transport
DC VELOCITY
