Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management

America May Need to Adopt China's Weapons to Win Tech War

June 8, 2018

Behind the daily skirmishes over tariffs, the U.S. and China are gearing up for a longer-term battle between two very different systems of innovation. To win, America may need to start using some of its rival’s weapons.

Billions in U.S. Solar Projects Shelved After Trump Panel Tariff

June 8, 2018

Reuters

President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported solar panels has led U.S. renewable energy companies to cancel or freeze investments of more than $2.5bn in large installation projects, along with thousands of jobs, the developers told Reuters.

Five Ways to Adapt to Amazon’s Ever-Changing Supply Chain Rules

June 8, 2018

Rob Zomok

Once upon a time, a tiny creature was exposed to extraordinary forces, grew rapidly and exponentially until it became an enormous beast, smashing stores and office buildings and sending Tokyo into terror. Back in 1954, the beast was Godzilla. In 2018, we call it Amazon.

Foxconn Chief: U.S.-China Dispute Over Tech, Not Trade

June 7, 2018

The Washington Post

The CEO of Taiwan’s Foxconn, which assembles Apple iPhones and other products for tech companies, said Wednesday that Washington’s dispute with China is over technology rather than trade.

World Bank Warns Trade Tensions Could Cause 2008-Level Crisis

June 7, 2018

The Guardian

A worldwide escalation of the trade tensions between the U.S. and its major trading partners would have consequences for global trade equivalent to the 2008 financial crisis, the World Bank has warned.

Boeing's Vertical Leap: Where Will It Squeeze Suppliers Next?

June 7, 2018

Forbes

Aircraft parts manufacturers got a rude welcome back to work Monday with the announcement that Boeing is going into business with France’s Safran to make auxiliary power units. It’s one of the more surprising developments yet in Boeing’s drive to shake up its supply chain, which has featured heavy pressure on suppliers to reduce costs, as well as moves to in-source production of such disparate elements as seats, wings and avionics components.

Container Lines Battle Shippers Over Bunker Surcharges

June 6, 2018

Maritime Executive

Several of the world's largest container shipping companies have imposed emergency bunker surcharges upon their customers in the past two weeks, seeking to claw back revenues lost to rising fuel bills caused by the jump in crude prices in recent months.

Global Trade Skirmish Puts Factories, Recovery at Risk

June 6, 2018

Reuters

Factory growth in major manufacturing hubs showed signs of cooling last month as companies braced for potential damage from rising global trade tensions while also grappling with accelerating inflation and a strong dollar.

Apparel Retailers, Finally Recovering, Eye Cotton Prices Warily

June 6, 2018

Bloomberg

Apparel retailers are finally winning back shoppers just as a new potential problem arises: more expensive cotton.

How Amazon Is Using Whole Foods in a Bid for Total Retail Domination

June 6, 2018

Fortune

At 9 a.m. on June 16, 2017, Whole Foods employees packed into the main level of the company’s Austin headquarters. Only an hour earlier Amazon had announced that it was acquiring the high-end natural grocer, and the corporate staffers were as shocked as the rest of the public.

Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management

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