Global Supply Chain Management

GM Plans ‘Substantial Shifts’ in Supply Chain as Chip Woes Last

September 18, 2021

General Motors is planning to revamp its supply chain as the pandemic-triggered chip shortage and rising demand for chip-intensive vehicles have demonstrated the need for an overhaul.

The Driving Forces Behind Global Trade: Current and Future

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Watch: Building Resilience in the Face of Supply Chain Disruptions

September 17, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Andrew Breckenridge, executive vice president of Fortna, tells how supply chain executives can engage in long-term planning to mitigate future risk, even as they’re battling the crisis of the moment.

Obscure Firm’s 1,219% Rise Shows Profit, Pain of Chip Crunch

September 16, 2021

Bloomberg

The semiconductor squeeze is turning low-profile companies like Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. into star players.

Tesla Co-Founder Aims to Build an Entire U.S. Battery Industry

September 15, 2021

Bloomberg

Redwood Materials Inc., the battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, has been keeping a big secret: It isn’t really a recycling company.

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Thriving in the Era of Uninterrupted Supply Chain Disruption: Managing Risk Proactively

September 14, 2021

Riskmethods

COVID-19, along with its direct impacts (lockdowns, border closures, etc.), has sent a domino effect of related disruption, including supply shortages and financial distress – but these aren’t the only threats in town.

Economies on the Brink Push Southeast Asia to Reopen

September 14, 2021

Bloomberg

Even as they struggle with one of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, nations across Southeast Asia are slowly realizing that they can no longer afford the economy-crippling restrictions needed to squash it.

Storms From Texas to China Set to Worsen Global Ship Snarls

September 14, 2021

Bloomberg

Global supply chains already tangled by the pandemic, labor shortages and sustained consumer demand in the U.S. are getting walloped by Mother Nature.

Five Rules for the Next Supply Chain Crisis

September 14, 2021

Stephany Lapierre, SCB Contributor

Businesses everywhere are looking to build supply chain resilience. Here are five places to start.

The World’s Carriers Are Earning the Most Money Since 2008

September 13, 2021

Bloomberg

The global shipping industry is getting its biggest payday since 2008 as the combination of booming demand for goods and a global supply chain that’s collapsing under the weight of COVID-19 drives freight prices ever higher.