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Reducing Risk in Your Global Supply Chain

April 20, 2020

Collin Ziemerink & Neil Willings, SCB Contributors

These factors are likely to disrupt supply chains in the coming year.

The Complex Risk Factors Facing Aerospace and Defense

April 17, 2020

David Grasso, SCB Contributor

Boeing’s recent crisis represents just one of many complex global risk factors impacting aviation, aerospace and defense supply chains.

It's Crunch Time for World’s Supply Chains to Deliver Masks and Meat

April 17, 2020

Bloomberg

COVID-19 is about to put the global trading system through its most dramatic stress-test since World War II, with supply lines for essential food and medical goods entering a critical phase as the pandemic peaks in the U.S. and Europe.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Seven Mistakes Business Leaders Make When Handling a Crisis

April 15, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic is just the latest of an endless series of crises to hit companies around the world. And, like so many previous ones, it has exposed a serious lack of preparation by business leaders and supply chains.

Global Food Exports Get Paralyzed by Problems for Ports

Global Food Exports Are Paralyzed by Problems at Ports

April 14, 2020

Bloomberg

The port backups that have paralyzed food shipments around the world for weeks aren’t getting much better. In some places, they’re getting worse.

Now, a Different Kind of Epidemic: Force Majeure Claims

April 13, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic has brought chaos to supplier-buyer relations the world round, resulting in widescale invoking of the contract-breaking clause known as force majeure.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Will the Coronavirus Spur a Rise in U.S. Manufacturing?

April 10, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown global sourcing strategies into chaos. Will it result in a return of some manufacturing to the U.S.?

Despite Testing Improvements, U.S. Labs Face Endless Logistical Failures

April 8, 2020

Bloomberg

In the fight against COVID-19, U.S. hospitals, test manufacturers and labs have found themselves careening from one crisis to the next.

As China Reopens, Africa’s Woes Threaten to Starve Its Factories

April 7, 2020

Bloomberg

Even as Asia slowly reopens after its lockdown, factories there risk running short on supplies as the virus spreads to countries that produce vital raw materials.