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Watch: Obtaining Adequate Supplies of PPE in the Pandemic

Jamie Teets, partner with GRJ Health, explains the reasons for the critical shortage of nitrile gloves that has plagued hospitals and healthcare workers since the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

Obtaining Adequate Supplies of PPE in the Pandemic

Chip Shortage Hits Global Automakers

A semiconductor shortage is pinching some of the world’s biggest auto manufacturers, costing Nissan, Honda, Ford and more production for a range of cars.

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Why So Many Supply Chains Are Stuck in the Past — and a Path Forward

Supply chains have for many years tolerated a lack of accountability at nearly every node — from buyer-supplier relationships to outdated tools and data transparency issues — which has prevented businesses from operating cost- and time-efficiently and delivering on their promises.

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Supply Chain Is Drawing New Talent From More Generations, Industries

Supply-chain management has perhaps never been more relevant as the U.S. works to distribute COVID-19 vaccines — drawing a new batch of talent interested in innovating the industry.

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Watch: Why Does ESG Matter to Supply Chains?

A discussion about the importance of applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations to global supply chains, with Jonathon Karelse, chief executive officer, and Y Nguyen, governance and risk management practice lead, with NorthFind Management.

Why Does ESG Matter to Supply Chains?

Ship Orders Slump 50% With Owners Unsure Which Green Fuel to Use

Orders fell almost 10% in 2019 and then more than 50% in 2020 to the lowest in at least two decades, IHS Markit data show. If activity doesn’t pick up, that could lead to a dearth of vessels and a spike in freight rates in a few years.

Source: Bloomberg

Watch: How U.S. Trade Policy Will Change in the Biden Administration

Damon Pike, international tax principal and leader of the customs and international trade practice of BDO, discusses what are likely to be the differences and similarities between the Trump and Biden administrations’ approaches toward trade.

How U.S. Trade Policy Will Change in the Biden Administration

Slave Labor Discovered Among Brazil’s Top Beef Supply Chains

A few feeder farms to some of Brazil’s top beef producers have used slave labor, according to a new report, adding urgency to government and corporate promises to clean up the meat supply chain.

Source: Bloomberg

Brexit Is a New World Businesses Still Need to Figure Out

British businesses probably didn’t expect to start 2021 worrying about wooden pallets after a year of grappling with the coronavirus and a meltdown in the economy.

Photo: Bloomberg

COVID-19 Delivers a Wakeup Call for Supply-Chain Risk Management

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on global risk-management strategies. Many companies learned in 2020 that their supply chains weren’t prepared for a disruption of such massive scale. Now, they’re determined not to get caught short again.

COVID-19 Delivers a Wakeup Call for Supply-Chain Risk Management

Ten Ways COVID-19 Has Changed the World Economy Forever

Economic shocks like the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 only arrive once every few generations, and they bring about permanent and far-reaching change.

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Brexit Deal May Be Too Little, Too Late for U.K.’s Car Industry

The auto industry dodged disaster when the U.K. and European Union sealed a post-Brexit trade accord, but not before carmakers announced factory closures and called off plans to make several new vehicles in the country.

Photo: Bloomberg

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