Supply Chain Management

Getting Our “Jones Act” Together

Friday, December 31, 2021 · Patrick Burnson President Biden’s executive order, “Made-in-America,” signed in 2021 makes it clear that the 100-year-old Jones Act will remain intact for the foreseeable future.

Supply Chain Managers To Confront Escalating Transport Rates in 2022

Friday, December 31, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Irrespective of mode, rates will be escalating, with carriers controlling capacity and exercising leverage like never before. Given the shortage of manpower and labor pools across the spectrum of global logistics, supply chain managers will be struggling.

The Rebound Podcast: Say goodbye to 2021

Thursday, December 30, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock On the last podcast of the year, hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock discuss the trends that shaped the last year in supply chain. It was better than you think.

Air Cargo Supply Chains to Remain Under Pressure

Wednesday, December 29, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Air cargo industry analysts observe that as ocean peak season cools off, air peak season heats up.

Final 2021 Supply Chain Management Trends to Remember

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · Patrick Burnson As 2021 comes to an end, here are the significant events to remember from December.

Rail & Intermodal: Boom and Bust

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Rate Forecasts are always challenging for the rail and intermodal sector, says Jason Kuehn, vice president of the consultancy Oliver Wyman. But this one feels more difficult than most.

New Year with New Ways to Manage Supply Chain Challenges

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 · Mark Dohnalek As 2021 nears a close, the supply chain continues to be in crisis with nearly 100 ships backed up and waiting to unload. With an ongoing labor shortage in dock workers and truckers, every potential solution creates new types of obstacles.

Drewry Tells Supply Chain Managers to Brace for Another Year of Ocean Cargo Rate Hikes

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Shippers may expect a second year of big increases in 2022 for ocean contract rates, says Philip Damas director and head of the supply chain advisors practice at London-based Drewry.

Manufacturing and Supply Chains in the Future

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Rosemary Coates “The questions we know how to ask today are not the questions we need to ask for the future,” said one of the speakers at last week’s National Association of Manufacturers Leadership Council in New Orleans. This statement gave me pause. If we are only asking questions…

Empty shelves, congested ports and…activist investors?

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Jessica Darby and Ron Gordon As if the pandemic hasn’t been hard enough, some companies face another, unusual supply chain problem

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: The Beat Of A Different Drummer

Friday, December 17, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock On this episode, Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer share how supply chain managers can become a supply chain rock and roll star. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Survey Indicates Most Americans Plan to Shop Early, Buy Electronics, and Seek Fast Delivery

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 · SCMR Staff New research from Supplyframe indicates that most Americans (64%) are planning to get an early jump on holiday shopping this year in hopes of beating possible shipping or other supply chain constraints.

ALAN’s Helpful Post-Tornado Relief Do’s And Don’ts

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Here are a number of directives for supply chain managers to consider

2022 Fuel Forecast Contains Plenty of Questions for Supply Chain Managers

Monday, December 13, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Derik Andreoli, principal at Mercator International, notes that Goldman Sachs forecasts that oil prices could rise to $150 per barrel in 2022 under a full economic reopening scenario. By contrast, Deutsche Bank forecasts that prices will average just $60 per barrel.

Child Labor in Tobacco Supply Chain Addressed

Friday, December 10, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Today, in recognition of International Day of Human Rights and the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor (2021), Philip Morris International Inc. publishes its Agricultural Labor Practices: 10-Year Anniversary Report.