Both Germany and France objected, saying that allowing Russia to sell its oil to countries that previously imposed sanctions would increase the money available for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Companies that broaden their view of supplier risk, integrate financial insight into planning and pay attention to behavior as well as metrics are better positioned to withstand volatility.

Eric Baker, partner in FBT Gibbons’s Private Equity & Venture Practice, discusses whether reshoring and nearshoring efforts are in limbo due to current geopolitical strife.

Distributors that succeed today will be those that price faster, govern better and align commercial execution with strategy.

Supply chain resilience in tire manufacturing requires a fundamental shift from cost optimization to risk-balanced strategies.

AI agent automates sourcing, benchmarking and negotiations across modes.

Trade unpredictability exposes vulnerabilities in the pharmaceutical supply chain that must be addressed to build resilient systems ensuring patient access despite geopolitical challenges.

Tony Gulotta, principal with the Ryan tax firm, explains last week’s ruling by the Court of International Trade  on the refunding of tariffs ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.

If nearshoring and regional strategies are to work properly, companies need to have resilient and flexible supply chains, says Matt Schroeder, president of WSI/Kase.

In decades past, manufacturers fled the U.S. for Asia in search of lower production expense. But sourcing decisions today are a lot more complicated than that.