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Selecting the Right Omnichannel Selling Solution

June 22, 2022

Rauf Ahmed, SCB Contributor

For businesses looking to gain and retain customers, streamlining the online shopping process becomes critical.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | How Are SMB Traders Surviving the Supply Chain Crisis?

June 17, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Geopolitical and economic winds are buffeting all international traders. But small and medium-sized businesses are most vulnerable to the storm.

Shanghai Supply Chain Gradually Eases But Hurdles Remain

June 7, 2022

Bloomberg

Optimism is growing that port delays and a trucking shortage in Shanghai are quickly abating, providing some relief to supply chains, though major hurdles remain.

Supply Chain Managers Are Quitting in Unprecedented Numbers

May 24, 2022

Bloomberg

Supply chain managers quit their jobs last year at the highest rate since at least 2016 due to a mix of burnout and a desire for fatter paychecks.

Hospitals Ration CT Scans, Awaiting Dye From Shanghai GE Plant

May 18, 2022

Bloomberg

Hospitals around the U.S. are postponing CT scans and rationing care while waiting on shipments of medical dye made in a Shanghai plant that just restarted production amid the city’s lockdown.

U.S., European Firms Rethink China Investment After Lockdowns

May 18, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. and European businesses are reconsidering their investments in China after the lockdown in Shanghai and restrictions in other cities caused major disruption to their operations.

From Sneakers to Teslas, China Lockdowns Upend Global Supply Chains

May 16, 2022

Bloomberg

Here’s a breakdown of how the situation in China is intensifying global supply chain chaos.

Coronavirus: Supply-Chain Disruption Looks Like Natural Disasters

Tesla and Sony’s Problems Show Shanghai’s Big Restart is Faltering

May 12, 2022

Bloomberg

The official line coming out of Covid-hit Shanghai is that business is returning to usual despite the ongoing lockdown, yet hundreds of manufacturers in the city aren’t operating at anywhere near to full capacity, if they’re up and running again at all.

Shanghai Supply Chain Crisis Makes a Case for AI

May 12, 2022

Vasudevan Sundarababu, SCB Contributor

The closure of supply chain operations in China is yet another blow to an already fragile global supply chain. More will follow.

More Than Half U.S. Firms in China See Lockdowns Hitting Revenue

May 10, 2022

Bloomberg

China’s stringent Covid Zero strategy has damaged foreign businesses’ confidence, with U.S. firms in the country slashing investments and lowering revenue projections as lockdowns hit operations and supply chains.