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Vaccine Hoarding May Backfire on Rich Nations as India Reels

For months, developed economies have hoarded COVID-19 vaccines and the raw materials needed to make them. Now, they’re being forced to act as an explosive outbreak in India raises the risk of new virus mutations that could threaten the wider world.

Employees work on the production of line for vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. and the University of Oxford, at the Serum Institute of India Ltd. Hadaspar plant in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Impact of the Semiconductor Shortage on High-Tech and Automotive Manufacturers

There’s a severe shortage of semiconductors at the moment, caused by a combination of factors, including the coronavirus pandemic and unexpectedly high demand for autos and high-tech consumer products

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Watch: Can Importers Still Use the ‘First Sale’ Rule for Goods From China?

Dana Watts, counsel with Miller & Chevalier, explains the “first sale” rule for reducing U.S. importers’ duty levels, and discusses whether it remains a viable method for achieving that purpose.

Can Importers Still Use the ‘First Sale’ Rule for Goods From China?

Soaring Global Food Prices Are Heading to Grocery Stores

“This is a very volatile environment right now, very low visibility, lots of surprise,” said Nestle Chief Executive Mark Schneider. “We will take pricing action.”

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The Rise of EVs Is Transforming Auto Supply-Chain Management

It's all about the battery.

An electric vehicle charges. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: What to Do About the Global Container Shortage

Rob Handfield, Bank of America Professor of Supply Chain Management with the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University, discusses the reasons behind the current worldwide shortage of ocean containers, and what carriers and manufacturers must do to solve it.

What to Do About the Global Container Shortage

Can U.S. Supply Chains Be Saved From Cyberattacks?

President Biden has committed to addressing U.S. cyber- and supply-chain security. But will the initiative succeed?

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Oakland Tops L.A. Area as Ships Inundate World’s Ports

It’s hard to predict when normality will return.

Source: Port of Oakland

Watch: A Stress Test for Supply Chains, Part 2

David Simchi-Levi, professor of engineering systems at MIT, brings us up to date on the results of applying a supply-chain “stress test” to companies in multiple industries.

A Stress Test for Supply Chains, Part 2

Watch: Supply-Chain Lessons From the Pandemic

Abe Eshkenazi, chief executive officer of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses the findings of a new report by ASCM and the Economist Intelligence Unit, examining how more than 300 publicly listed companies withstood and responded to supply-chain shocks of the last year.

Supply-Chain Lessons From the Pandemic

Strategic Data Sourcing Is the Modern Way to Dodge Disruptions

A growing number of manufacturers are using alternative data to anticipate future supply-chain problems from external influences.

Satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows cargo ship Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Supply Chain Leaders, It’s Time to Play Offense

Here are six plays to try.

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