Supply Chains in Crisis

When Globalization Meets Just-in-Time in the Medical Supply Chain

February 16, 2022

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.

U.S. Producer Prices Jump Higher Than Forecast

February 16, 2022

Bloomberg

Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped in January by more than forecast, pointing to persistent inflationary pressures as companies contend with supply chain and labor constraints.

Auto Suppliers Cry Foul, Saying Carmakers Want a Bigger Cut

February 15, 2022

Bloomberg

The anti-vaccine protests that choked off a critical trade route between the U.S. and Canada last week are just the latest drama for an auto supply chain increasingly fraught with tension.

Canada Bridge Reopens After Five-Day Protest

February 14, 2022

Bloomberg

The Ambassador Bridge that links Canada with the U.S. has reopened, clearing the largest trade artery between the two countries after a five-day protest shut it down.

How Trucker Protests Shut the Canadian Border and Rocked the Economy

February 11, 2022

Bloomberg

Canadian protests that began by championing the rights of truckers have spread into sprawling, ad-hoc anti-establishment demonstrations across the country — shuttering crucial trade links, confounding police and giving hints that the efforts could spread.

New Chip Crisis Means Auto Giants Aren’t in the Clear Yet

February 10, 2022

Bloomberg

While tight supplies of semiconductors are set to ease later this year, the next bottleneck is likely to come from growing demand for analog chips, which are increasingly being used in automobiles as they become electrified and autonomous.

Breaking Out the Survival Kit to Cope With Supply Chain Disruption

February 10, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

How long does a crisis have to last before it’s considered the status quo? And when it comes to supply chain disruption, are we there yet?

L.A. Port Sees Chance to Ease Ship Backlog by Summer Peak

February 9, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. supply chains have a chance to normalize after retailers replenish inventories next quarter, even if peak summer demand arrives sooner than usual, according to Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka.

Lean, ‘Just-in-Time’ Management Didn't Cause the Supply Chain Crisis

February 9, 2022

Roger Landman, SCB Contributor

There’s nothing in the lean and just-in-time supply chain methodologies that recommend keeping a bare minimum of parts on hand. In fact, they preach the opposite.

Canadian Bridge Blockade Stretches Fragile Auto Supply Chain

February 9, 2022

Bloomberg

Protestors blocking traffic between the U.S. and Canada to oppose vaccine rules have further stretched an auto supply chain already worn thin by pandemic-related labor shortages and a scarcity of chips.