Supply Chain Backlogs Intensify
Ports contending with record-high volumes are causing delays, and those delays are contributing to ocean freight rates that have quadrupled.
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White House to Launch Supply Chain Task Force
The task force will address the bottlenecks in the agriculture, construction, transportation and semiconductor sectors.
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Suppliers Struggle, Steel Prices Soar Amid Rebound
“We can sell everything we have,” said Brad Serlin, president of United Scrap Metal Inc. “Steel mills that were out of the market all of a sudden are doing big orders.”
Read moreIn Preventing Cyber Attacks, Think Supply Chain
Managing these vulnerabilities requires companies to collaborate with key supply-chain partners in ways such as jointly assessing risks in the supply chain and coordinating investments. Writers offered four fundamentals.
Read moreWhite House Doubles Down on Supply Chain in China
A longstanding priority for the president has become a “whole of government” push amid what officials call a “perfect storm.”
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Hemp Appears Immune to Coronavirus
Upheaval in the supply chain has been less disruptive to hemp growers than more traditional producers. Pandemic restrictions may even be driving up CBD sales.
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