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Amazon Packages Pile Up as AWS Outage Spawns Delivery Havoc

An Amazon Web Services outage wreaked havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on.

Amazon Flex drivers load parcels into their cars. Photo: Bloomberg.

The World's Relentless Demand for Chips Turns Deadly in Malaysia

The tragedy in Muar shows the little-understood human cost of keeping supply chains running in a pandemic.

STMicroelectronics STM32F205 integrated circuit microchips (IC's) in a storage tray. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Responsible Sourcing Is More Important Than Ever

Mike Landry, senior vice president and global leader for the supply chain service line of Genpact, explains the meaning of “responsible sourcing,” and tells why it’s so crucial to global supply chain management today.

Responsible Sourcing: More Important Than Ever

Supply Chain Risk Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

As the holidays approached and supply chains remain strained, businesses and consumers were eager for a return to normalcy in time for end-of-year surges. But with shipping containers stalled at ports and labor shortages reducing available workers, supply chain managers are seeing little improvement as 2021 comes to a close.

A freight truck drives at sunrise. Photo: Getty Images.

Podcast | Human Rights in the DRC’s ‘Artisanal’ Cobalt Mines

Are workers’ rights in the mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo being sacrificed to the world’s hunger for cobalt?

Cut cobalt cathodes sit stacked. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: How the Pandemic Affects Supply Chain Sustainability

Vigilance in dealing with vendors and suppliers is crucial to sustainability, says Jim Stock, University of South Florida professor, but the pandemic has interrupted inspections and other preventive measures.

How the Pandemic Affects Supply-Chain Sustainability

U.S. Issues New Cybersecurity Mandates for Rail Carriers

Major passenger and freight railroads will soon be required to report cybersecurity breaches quickly and review how susceptible they are to cyberattack.

A CSX Corp. freight train passes a railroad crossing gate in Covington, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: How Will Supply Chains Cope With Inventory Disruption?

Richard Cabrera, executive vice president and head of middle-market banking with Umpqua Bank, details the permanent changes that businesses will be making in their inventory strategies as a result of COVID-19 and the subsequent supply chain meltdown.

How Will Supply Chains Cope With Inventory Disruption?

Watch: Overcoming Global Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Bill Brooks, vice president of North America transportation with Capgemini, delves into the multiple causes of the congestion that’s currently plaguing global supply chains, and speculates on some possible short- and long-term solutions to the crisis.

Overcoming Global Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Localizing Your Supply Chain? Consider These Four Tips

Many organizations are shifting to localized sourcing, to overcome the delays and barriers that have emerged during the pandemic.

A fleet of cargo vans sits in a parking lot. Photo: Shutterstock.

How Digital Transformation Has Left Power Stations Vulnerable to Attack

The digital transformation of operational technology (OT) for monitoring and controlling physical processes has introduced new blind spots and magnified others, making industrial control systems (ICS) susceptible to nation-state attacks.

Watch: Collaboration 2.0: A Critical Part of the Resilience Recipe

Mike Jette, vice president of consulting with GEP, defines the term “Collaboration 2.0,” and explains how it differs from earlier concepts of supply chain collaboration.

Collaboration 2.0: A Critical Part of the Resilience Recipe

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