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Podcast - Coping With Component Shortages in the Electronics Industry

October 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The demand for electronics products is strong. Too bad manufacturers can’t keep up.

Podcast | Coping With Component Shortages in the Electronics Industry

October 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The demand for electronics products is strong. Too bad manufacturers can’t keep up.

Think Tank

Trade War Disrupts Supply Chains, and Spurs a Slow Shift From China

October 18, 2018

Sebastien Breteau

The U.S.-China trade war is miring global supply chains in increasing uncertainty — with over half of U.S. companies with global supply chains reporting adverse impact.

Think Tank

Additive Manufacturing and the Supply Chain: Opportunities and Risks

October 17, 2018

Ilan Solel

Many supply-chain headaches can be alleviated with 3-D printing, but there are some perils attached to the benefits.

Q&A | Why the Reshoring of U.S. Manufacturing Hasn’t Taken Off

October 12, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Higher labor costs in China and political pressures were supposed to drive U.S. manufacturers to bring production home. We’re still waiting for that to happen.

The Most Valuable Commodity in Cyberwar: Real Information

October 9, 2018

Bloomberg

Last week, we got a reminder that foreign governments and partisan operatives spend a lot of time trying to vacuum up very real information.

China Put Spy Microchips in Servers Used by Amazon and Apple, Report Says

October 8, 2018

Los Angeles Times

China secretly inserted surveillance microchips into servers used by major technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., in an audacious military operation likely to further inflame trade tensions with the United States.

The World Bank Just Placed a $1Bn Bet on Batteries

The World Bank will offer loans up to $1bn and seek partners for an additional $4bn to finance batteries in the developing world, it announced last week at the United Nations General Assembly.

October 1, 2018

Fortune

The World Bank will offer loans up to $1bn and seek partners for an additional $4bn to finance batteries in the developing world, it announced last week at the United Nations General Assembly.

E-Commerce Fulfillment: The Golden Age or Nuclear Age?

Podcast | How to Build Your Brand on Amazon — and Survive

Consumer brands need Amazon.com. But how can they avoid being devoured by it?

September 28, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Consumer brands need Amazon.com. But how can they avoid being devoured by it?

Here Are This Year’s Top 15 Supply Chains in Europe

Gartner Inc. has released the findings from its annual European Supply Chain Top 15, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.

September 27, 2018

Gartner

Gartner Inc. has released the findings from its annual European Supply Chain Top 15, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.