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Five Lessons From Covid: Looking Back to Keep Moving Ahead

As 2021 winds down, with the COVID-19 virus still permeating most aspects of life, what have we learned about it along the way that will fortify supply chains even after it recedes?

A healthcare worker prepares a syringe at a drive-thru vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

Long Beach Eases Container Rules to Tackle ‘National Emergency’

Officials in Long Beach, California, relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for ocean freight.

A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: We Need an Infrastructure Bill. But Will There Be Money to Spend?

Kenneth Roberts, chair of the construction law group with Venable LLP, explains why the need for an infrastructure bill now is dire — but will the promised funds for construction and maintenance actually materialize?

We Need an Infrastructure Bill. But Will There Be Money to Spend?

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.

Five Ways to Manage Cyber Risks Throughout the Supply Chain

Supply chain cyber attacks have been on the rise, with a 42% increase in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2021.

An employee views information on a digital tablet. Photo: Mungkhood Studio/ Canva.

The Scourge of Ransomware: Another Kind of Epidemic

Ransomware attacks are a persistent and rapidly growing scourge.

A ransomware demand for $300 worth of bitcoin is displayed on the screen of a laptop infected by the 'Petya' computer virus. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | Where Will We Get the Rare Earth Minerals for Our Electric Cars?

Are we on target for making zero-emission vehicles account for half of all cars sold in the U.S. by 2030? Not without enough rare earth minerals to build them.

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel prior to being crushed into powder. One of several rare earth elements, neodymium is critical to the motors used in electric vehicles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Fashion Brands Have Gone Quiet on Xinjiang Cotton in Fear of Retaliation

When a fashion industry sustainability group called out China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims, the idea was to nudge Beijing toward human-rights reforms while cleaning up a troubled corner of the $60 billion global cotton business. Western brands have learned the hard way that things don’t work that way in China.

Cotton ready for harvest. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: How Should Manufacturers Be Responding to Supply Chain Risk?

A discussion of actions that manufacturers must take to shore up their supply chains and make them more resilient to current and future disruptions.

How Should Manufacturers Be Responding to Supply Chain Risk?

Watch: Will Supply Chains Be Secure in a Post-Pandemic World?

Tom Garrison, vice president and general manager of client security strategy with Intel Corp., assesses the current state of supply chain security, and discusses what companies must do to become more resilient to cyberattack.

Will Supply Chains Be Secure in a Post-Pandemic World?

Proactive ESG Strategies Go Far Beyond Cutting Carbon

Companies are being pushed to measure racial and gender equality, human rights compliance, and more.

Photo: Christina Morillo/ Pexels.

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