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The Chips Will Stay Down

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 · Michael Gravier
The news of automotive plant shutdowns owing to chip shortages just keeps coming. Some may be surprised at this unexpected casualty of the pandemic, but I saw this before over two decades ago when I created the first research with a generalizable model of Diminishing…

IHS Markit Revises 2021 U.S. GDP Growth Forecast: A New Positive for Supply Chains

Monday, February 8, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Economists now expect a “near certainty” of a $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus to drive supply chains and create jobs.

JLL’s Q4 U.S. Industrial Outlook Paints Rosy Picture for Supply Chain Management

Thursday, February 4, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide economic uncertainty, industrial leasing activity in the U.S. continued to set new records in 2020.

Not All Supply Chain News Was Dire in 2020

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
In its recent “snapshot” report JLL notes that the nation's industrial market defied the odds in 2020 with a record-setting year.

Impact of Proposed Relief Package Yet to be Measured on e-Commerce and Big Box Supply Chains

Friday, January 29, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
When and if President Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is enacted, supply chain managers are asking one big question: Will this be the light at the end of the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel for large eCommerce players and big-box retailers?

Risk and resilience

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
A conversation with Bindiya Vakil, co-founder of Resilinc

Global Supply Chain Challenge: China Leverages its Advantage in Artificial Intelligence

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
While the United States holds an early lead in the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI), China is mounting a strong challenge on several important fronts.

The Freshly supply chain

Monday, January 25, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
Fresh prepared meals are one of the fastest growing segments of the food industry. Freshly talks about what it takes to get the meals from the farm to your table, especially in a pandemic

China is back

Monday, January 25, 2021 · Stanley Chao
Despite tariffs, a trade war and a pandemic, the Chinese economy is once again the world’s factory. Maybe it never went away.

Gartner Research Comes up With Ten Vaccine Distribution Questions for Supply Chain Leaders

Sunday, January 24, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Andrew Stevens, A senior director analyst in the Gartner Supply Chain Technology Group, notes that as vaccine distribution takes center stage, supply chain leaders need streamlined, yet resilient, service centered on patient healthcare.

The Impact of the Pandemic on the Present and Future of Supply Chain Packaging

Monday, January 18, 2021 · Alicemarie Geoffrion, Vice President, Packaging Operations, DHL Supply Chain, North America
The COVID-19 pandemic altered supply chain operations nearly overnight. How have packaging operations adapted and what’s next for companies seeking continuity, efficiency and growth?

One giant step for a space-based supply chain

Sunday, January 10, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
NASA chooses SpaceX as its first vendor for the deep space commercial supply chain

Year of the Ox: Wither Hong Kong?

Thursday, January 7, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Hong Kong has witnessed the gradual erosion of its civil liberties and a once-thriving entrepot. At the same time, it has failed to invest in the port technology essential to keeping its world class status.

What we learn distributing the COVID-19 vaccine will change the way everything is delivered

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 · Shawn Muma
Investments made to rapidly distribute the vaccine will transform supply chains

Biden Has a Plan for Supply Chains and U.S. Manufacturing – But Will It Work?

Monday, January 4, 2021 · Rosemary Coates
The Biden-Harris transition website posts Biden’s policy for U.S. manufacturing and for addressing supply chain shortages due to Covid19. But can we take what is written at face value?
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