Emerging Supply-Chain Threats, and How To Get Ahead of Them
The global pandemic may finally be fading in the rear-view mirror, but its disruptive impact on global supply chains was an early indicator of our new normal.
Rising geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and climate change will...
Why its time to elevate your Supply Chain Chief to the C-Suite
If there's one thing the pandemic taught us, it's that a strong supply chain is central to corporate success. As transport costs rocketed, container ships lined up at ports, and customer satisfaction suffered, CEOs kicked themselves for not h...
How CFOs Can Better Integrate Supply Chain Operations
Every chief financial officer worth their salt should be taking charge of supply chain integration as a core responsibility. Pushing change from the top helps break down silos to ensure supply chain resilience becomes part of a company's DNA. <...
The Biggest Problems with Supplier Diversity Programs and How to Fix Them
Organizations of every size are setting lofty goals and allocating money and time toward supplier diversity programs, recognizing that disadvantaged groups should get a bigger slice of their vendor pies.
Is it working? Probably not as...
Deepen Supplier Relationships To Survive The New Normal
The supply-chain crisis has prompted endless commentary about how long the disruptions will last before we get back to the pre-Covid normal. Analysts have resorted to poring over shipping container rates, checking heat maps on Shanghai area manuf...
Solve Your Supply Chain Woes with These 5 Strategies
As a startup owner, you are forgiven if you feel powerless in addressing supply chain issues, lacking the financial clout and deep supplier networks enjoyed by the Walmarts and Procter & Gambles of the world.
In reality, though, b...
More U.S. Factories Won't Fix Your Supply Chain Mess
"Let's bring manufacturing home!"
This sounds like a straightforward solution to the disruptions currently plaguing the supply chain-which have only been amplified by the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Unfortunately, the...
Three Big Questions CEOs Should Be Asking About Their Supply Chain
Before the pandemic economy brought us clogged ports, empty shelves and skyrocketing shipping container prices, CEOs typically viewed the supply chain as a transactional issue that could safely be left to their COOs.
But the painful d...
Now is the time to shockproof supply chains, with a 3-pronged approach
Car dealership lots are emptying out due to the semiconductor supply crunch. Container ships are backed up in major ports in Europe, China and the U.S. A dire labor shortage is adding to the difficulty of producing and transporting enough goods t...
The Great Logistics Crunch
Over the past 30 years, the winning formula for U.S. manufacturing firms has been simple: outsource as much production as possible to low-cost centers in Asia and ship the goods across the Pacific.
That model had a good run, but the u...
Is Your Company Ready for a Supply Chain Compliance Alert?
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. It's a nugget of wisdom (courtesy of heavyweight boxing great Mike Tyson) that companies would do well to heed when it comes to international compliance risks.
While many larg...
Is Your Company at Risk Due to New International Sanctions?
Every now and then the geopolitical pendulum makes a decisive swing and the effects reverberate through economies as well as manufacturers and their supply chains. This feels like one of those moments as a new U.S. administration takes office wit...