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Watch: The ‘China Plus One’ Sourcing Strategy

Vipul Kumar, senior manager of procurement with Aranca, discusses how companies are seeking to supplement manufacturing in China with sourcing in alternative locations, to mitigate risk and control costs.

The ‘China Plus One’ Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain ‘Centers of Excellence’ Live Up to the Hype

The supply chain “center of excellence” (CoE) has become widely adopted by supply chain organizations, while artificial intelligence will take years to reach maturity, according to the latest analysis from Gartner Inc.

Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2021. Source: Gartner Inc.

Watch: The Mission of CSCMP: Report From EDGE 2021

Mark Baxa, president and chief executive officer of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, talks about the organization's priorities and goals for promoting the industry.

The Mission of CSCMP: Report From EDGE 2021

These Three Actions Are Critical to Future Supply Chains, Gartner Says

The research company identified three main actions that supply chain leaders can take to improve today’s most pressing issues: disruption, climate change and employee fatigue.

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Biden Races Clock But Holds Few Tools in Supply Chain Crisis

While Republicans point to the supply chain as further evidence the president is mismanaging the economy, the issues are deep-rooted.

Photo: Bloomberg.

Long Beach Port Chief: ‘Shop Early’ as Snarls to Last All Year

Americans should buy their holiday gifts early this year, as the container glut plaguing ports and the supply chain will persist through at least year-end, the head of California’s Port of Long Beach said.

Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

California Governor Eyes Expansion, Automation to Ease Port Congestion

An executive order signed Wednesday asks state agencies to identify “priority freight routes,” and find sites that can be used for short-term storage of container cargo.

Shipping containers in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Infrastructure Battle Puts China Chip Bill on Back-Burner

A bipartisan push to make the U.S. more competitive with China and bolster domestic chip production risks falling by the wayside as Congress grapples with a packed year-end agenda in an ever-more-divided Capitol.

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Watch: Is American Manufacturing Due for a Resurgence?

Shay Scott, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute, and professor in the University of Tennessee’s Master of Science in Supply Chain Management online program, weighs the factors that might influence American manufacturers to reshore production from Asia to the U.S.

Is American Manufacturing Due for a Resurgence?

Slow-Paying Buyers Are Threatening the Stability of Struggling Suppliers

In the midst of a growing supply chain crisis, suppliers are increasingly being forced to accept longer payment terms from buyers. Both sides are desperate to protect their cash, but the trend threatens to undermine the stability of suppliers, and can only serve to exacerbate the situation.

A financial manager counts U.S. $100 bills. Photo: tapanakorn/ Canva.

Supply-Crunch Inflation Gives Central Banks an Unfixable Problem

The global economy’s supply crunch is propelling inflation at such a fast pace that central bankers may be forced to respond, even though fixing that imbalance is beyond their power.

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Global Port Gridlock Threatens Economies Everywhere

Global ports are growing more gridlocked as the pandemic era’s supply shocks intensify, threatening to spoil the holiday shopping season, erode corporate profits and drive up consumer prices.

Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

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