Europe

U.K. Delays Brexit Border Checks on EU Food as Shortages Hit

September 15, 2021

The U.K. delayed new post-Brexit border checks on food from the European Union to mitigate a supply chain crisis in a move that was immediately criticized as handing the bloc’s producers a competitive advantage.

Intel Will Invest Up to $95 Billion in European Chip-Making

September 8, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Intel is investing heavily in efforts to expand and reset global semiconductor supply chains.

Johnson’s Brexit First Strategy Collides With Empty Shop Shelves

September 8, 2021

Bloomberg

Boris Johnson’s reluctance to turn to the European Union to ease a supply chain crisis that has seen shelves in supermarkets run empty has highlighted his government’s priority: Brexit first.

Delta Surge: Is This as Good as Global Growth Gets?

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

The pandemic’s summer resurgence is slowing the global economic recovery as the delta variant dogs efforts to rev up factories, offices and schools.

Global Worker Shortage, Brexit Drive Up Food Prices

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

Across the world, a dearth of workers is shaking up food supply chains.

Virus Endangers Parts Supply for Already-Embattled Car Industry

Global Supply Squeeze, Delta Virus Rip Through Factories

September 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Orders at factories are piling up as companies around the world struggle to meet demand amid a damaging mixture of the coronavirus and widespread bottlenecks in supply chains.

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How to Digitize, Optimize, and Automate Complex Automotive & Industrial Supply Chains

September 2, 2021

OneNetwork

Given the global nature of today’s supply networks, multi-tier visibility, planning and execution has become very complex. To manage today’s complexities, current systems are forcing functional groups to resolve problems with outdated processes and approaches.

Landmark Report Shows Scale of Shipping’s Harm on Environment

September 1, 2021

Bloomberg

Europe’s first environmental impact assessment for the shipping industry shows the challenge it faces in reaching the goal of climate neutrality by the middle of the century.

‘Fit for 55’: How Europe's Climate Targets Could Change Supply Chains

September 1, 2021

Marc Meyer, SCB Contributor

The EU's latest plan for emission reduction puts massive pressure on shipping and logistics.

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Overcome Manual Depalletizing Challenges Without Sacrificing Productivity

September 1, 2021

Honeywell Intelligrated

Until recently, flexible depalletizing has been particularly challenging for warehouse robots to handle. While humans can easily deal with unstructured and ever-changing tasks like unloading a random assortment of items, robotic programming has taken a while to catch up.

Europe

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Europe. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across Europe’s 50 sovereign states and four dependencies - addressing a range of challenges such as varying regulations, developing customs and tax laws and government controlled exchange rates.