Supply Chain Resilience

The IATA predicts a significant increase in air parcels over the next three years, the result of a surge in e-commerce sales.

Earlier this week, a bipartisan, supply chain-focused piece of legislation was unanimously passed through the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by a 44-0 vote. The legislation, entitled the “Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act,” was introduced by Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN).

Following the Biden administration’s release of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience last week, which is comprised of nearly 30 actions focused on strengthening U.S. supply chains, there has been a fair amount of follow-up and some analysis from industry stakeholders on the effort’s potential merits and benefits, at a time when the supply chain continues to receive far more attention post-pandemic than pre-pandemic, to be sure.

The White House said that this effort is focused on boosting supply chains considered critical to the country’s economic and national security while also boosting the economy on various fronts—including: enabling reliable deliveries for businesses; strengthen U.S. agriculture and food systems; and also support good-paying union jobs—and also “support the enduring reliance of America’s critical supply chains.”

The supply chain is comprised of the market and socio-economic-political conditions, but it is also comprised of people, people who can intelligently plan and continuously optimize execution across the network to enable your company to be resilient.

This is a time of evolution, grounds for optimism, and visionary opportunities in the role of a supply chain professional, and the focus will be shifting toward greater decision-making and progress toward sustainability goals.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic approaching the three-year mark next month, it is fair to say that how freight transportation, logistics and supply chain practitioners approach their operational processes has seen some changes over that time.

It’s great to talk about resilient and sustainable supply chains, but what do they look like in practice? And how do you achieve those goals?

Learn how to break down departmental silos and design resilient and sustainable supply chains.

This paper is a must-read for supply chain and procurement leaders who are looking to fortify their supply chains with greater resilience to disruption.

The solution to resiliency can be summed up in one word: more, more visibility, more transparency among partners, more resources, more staff, more technology, and the list goes on and on.

Finding ways to counter supply chain disruption and building resilience are the top priorities for businesses today, however, many organizations have not walked the talk.

Stanley Black & Decker, a leading manufacturer of tools, is redesigning its supply chain to make where it sells and buy where it makes.

The supply chain leader for Flex discusses the digital transformation at one of the world’s largest contract manufacturers.

To ‘build back better,’ we need robust physical infrastructure and advanced technological infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is a the right step at the right time.