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Business

Companies That Prioritize Quality Work Can Sustain Disruptions, Survey Finds

Research firm Gartner in a recent survey found that supply chain companies that build and maintain a culture that prioritizes quality work are better positioned to sustain their businesses when major disruptions occur.

August 27, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Supply Chain Risk Grows as Weary Crews Halt Ships and Clog Ports

A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a breaking point caused by restrictions on crew changes amid coronavirus precautions.

August 7, 2020
BusinessTechnology

Redefining Supply Chain Security

Supply chain security is an ongoing and ever-evolving process, requiring active risk mitigation and management. Discovering security-related trends, addressing them before they become a true risk, and dealing with unavoidable real-time situations effectively allows you to manage your supply chain’s security.

August 5, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Lawmakers Highlight Supply Chain Concerns Amid Pandemic

House lawmakers recently pointed to the need for enhancing the manufacturing environment for products and equipment to avoid future disruptions along supply chains affected during the coronavirus pandemic.

July 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

World’s Supply Chain May Not Be Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine

The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships and planes acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people.

July 27, 2020
BusinessLogistics

World’s Supply Chain Managers Bask in Their Extended Moment

Accustomed to crunch time and performing in a crisis, the world’s supply chain managers are having something of an extended moment in pandemic recovery mode.

July 8, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Virus Exposes Supply Chain Problems Across Industries

The auto industry is just one of many whose supply chains have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

April 22, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Crunch Time Coming for World’s Supply Chains

COVID-19 is about to put the global trading system through its most dramatic stress test since World War II, with supply lines for essential food and medical goods entering a critical phase as the pandemic peaks in the U.S. and Europe.

April 16, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Some Truck Makers Look to Restart in April

Schedules vary, but efforts to restart truck plants are stirring again as the second half of April begins.

April 15, 2020
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Satellites Are Helping to Track Food Supplies in the Coronavirus Era

As the coronavirus pandemic leads to anxiety over the strength of the world’s food supply chains, everyone from governments to banks is turning to the skies for help.

April 13, 2020