6 Reasons Supply Chain Managers are Choosing India Over China for Trade
A new survey found U.S. C-Suite executives are over three times more likely to choose India over China for their future supply chain needs.
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Most Companies Unprepared For Supply Chain Emergency
Supply chain emergencies are a big problem for most companies, as a new study reveals 83% can't respond within 48 hours.
Ask an Expert: The Benefits of Manufacturing in Malaysia
Supplyframe CMO Richard Barnett discusses countries moving away from China for manufacturing and why Malaysia is a great alternative.
Descartes Systems Acquires OCR Services For $90 Million
Descartes Systems Group has acquired OCR Services for $90 million, enhancing its global trade compliance solutions.
Bill Seward Delivers Keynote Speech at MODEX 2024
UPS' President of Supply Chain Solutions Bill Seward discusses supply chain strategy, technology investments, and more at MODEX 2024.
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Manufacturers Must Invest in Supply Chain to Stay Ahead of Disruptions
Ongoing disruptions in the Red Sea and Panama Canal have reinforced the need for manufacturers to have a comprehensive supply chain strategy.
Keep a Look Out for These Disruptions to the Automotive Supply Chain in 2024
The automotive supply chain survived the semiconductor shortage, but there are plenty of potentially unsettling disruptions on the docket for 2024.
Talking Supply Chain: Gendered Risks in the Supply Chain
Supply chain risk management goes beyond sourcing diversification, it also involves eliminating gendered risks.
Retailers Pivot Supply Chain Strategy, Seek Red Sea Alternatives
As Houthi attacks continue in the Red Sea, retailers are scrambling to find alternative methods for moving their inventory, including exploring more air freight options and boosting inventory.
West Coast Ports Could Benefit from Global Trade Disruptions
While shifting Asian cargo from East Coast to West Coast U.S. ports adds time and cost, it is one option shippers have to counter continued risk in the Red Sea.
Shipping Rates Are on the Rise as Disruptions Continue in Red Sea, Panama Canal
As shippers navigate goods around low water levels in the Panama Canal and risks in the Red Sea, rates are rising and the risk of downstream disruptions is growing.
Companies Shifting Away from China a Boon to U.S., Mexico
Nearly 75% of companies plan to reduce their share of sourcing from China, with the U.S. and Mexico appearing to be the big winners according to an AlixPartners survey.
Supply Chain’s Top Trends for 2024 Require Talent Investment for Success
As we head into 2024, top 10 supply chain lists feature the usual suspects: technology, visibility, AI. But a focus on talent is needed to ensure the investments in these more high-profile areas provide value.
The Rise of Risk Councils to Combat Supply Chain Threats
Risk councils bring together supply chain risk owners and other subject matter experts to analyze current risks, plan for emerging ones, and evaluate control effectiveness.
Transformation and Resilience at the New J&J
Following the spinoff of J&J’s consumer brands, Kathy Wengel is now tasked with strengthening the pharma and med device business’s core technical operations and building a framework for risk management.
Keeping CPG Supply Chains Flowing
Volatility is costly and disruptive to operations. Consumer packaged goods supply chains face volatile transportation flows due mostly to variations in consumer behavior, but technology can help smooth those flows.
Refining Our Thinking for a Circular World
Most executives think linearly. But to make the most of circular solutions, they need to rethink how they run the business and decouple growth from resource consumption. Bain experts Joshua Hinkel and Tessa Bysong explain.
Navigating Cultural, Country Differences When Nearshoring Operations
While nearshoring can be a risk mitigation tool, it’s important for businesses to consider the differences between countries, including cultural, trade and even weather patterns.
The 6 Ingredients for Innovation Success
There are six ingredients for delivering innovation from invention that serve as a compass for organizations navigating this dynamic market and striving to maximize return on innovation investment. EY’s Brian Legan explains.
Global Trade Tensions, Material Shortages Not Expected to Ease in 2024
Global trade tensions and continued material shortages will continue to hamper the supply chain in 2024 says a Deloitte forecast.
Safeguarding Growth: The Cybersecurity Challenges of a Digital Supply Chain
Complex digital supply chains spanning multiple countries and continents offer invaluable flexibility and cost efficiencies, but also growing cybersecurity risks.
Supplier.io Honors Firms for Diverse Supplier Initiatives
More than $160 billion was spent with diverse suppliers in the past year among just 326 companies analyzed by Supplier.io, directly supporting 1.3 million jobs.
Council on Supply Chain Resilience Has Work to Do
The Biden administration has announced the Council on Supply Chain Resilience, an effort to engage the secure the nation’s most critical supply chains.
Biden’s Supply Chain Plan Hinges on Continued Agency, Bipartisan Support
President Joe Biden’s attempt to secure supply chains will depend on agency, bipartisan support, and funding to create any value.
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