The era of customer centricity is giving distributors more leverage, as they’re more and more attuned to consumers’ needs and capable of influencing purchasing decisions.
China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, creating a shock to recycling supply chains and an expensive aftermath. As a result, cities are struggling to meet their recycling demand, and more and more plastic is ending up in landfills. Some are even being incinerated without…
While global supply chain managers are still dealing with new Pandemic mandates, BSI, the has released its 2020 assessment on the global impact of COVID-19 lockdowns.
What does this mean for manufacturers and supply chain partners who are eager to bust 2021 wide open with innovation, production, and distribution? It means we will only be successful in leading with a sensibility that leads with a new normal sensibility.
COVID-19 catalyzed a shift in focus from physical assets to people. Labor is the new constraint, prompting manufacturers to prioritize skills and knowledge needs, required workplace safety measures, and new workforce models, for example, increased involvement of contingent and…
Pharmaceutical and food companies are losing a combined average of more than $358 million annually due to product spoilage, while the vast majority continue to rely on manual processes for tracking
U.S. transportation infrastructure faces a mixed outlook for 2021 with some segments returning to pre-pandemic levels quicker than others, according to Fitch Ratings in its 2021 outlook report for ports, toll roads and airports.
As the world marks Human Rights Day, the widening societal inequalities brought into focus by the pandemic are a stark reminder of the action needed to advance human rights.
More political disruption is inevitable, as are the various natural disasters that occur every year. Health crises, such as the coronavirus pandemic, can also bring new challenges to the forefront. Supply chains must be ready for any and all challenges in order to remain…
As reported in our news section, our nation’s two largest ports in San Pedro Bay are seeking ways to deal with record-setting cargo throughput…and congestions.
Following the easing of lockdown restrictions in the U.S. in June, the ports have been operating at maximum capacity to process imports, with yard utilization averaging 80-85 percent, observes Sara Alkawari, Supply Chain Risk Intelligence Analyst at Resilience360
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