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Apple Ups U.S. Investments Over Five Years to $430 Billion

Apple’s investment plan will include direct spending on U.S.-based suppliers, data center investments, capital expenditures in the U.S., and more.

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The Rise of EVs Is Transforming Auto Supply-Chain Management

It's all about the battery.

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Descartes Releases Sourcing Risk Analysis of Critical Supply Chains in Biden Executive Order

Descartes Systems Group, a global provider of SaaS for logistics business, announced it has used its global trade intelligence solution to assess sourcing risks for the critical supply chains identified in the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains, including semiconductors, large capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals and strategic minerals and materials.

How A.I. Connects Buyers, Suppliers and Logistic Providers

By better managing the dynamic interaction among the three main players within the supply chain — logistics, suppliers, and buyers — sellers can save money for customers and lessen the environmental impact of the supply-chain industry.

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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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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

Supply Chain Leaders, It’s Time to Play Offense

Here are six plays to try.

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Watch: Can Dual-Sourcing Strategies Reduce Supply-Chain Risk?

Kevin Keegan, principal with PwC Strategy Consulting, explains the concept and rationale behind the use of dual sourcing of manufactured goods to reduce supply-chain risk.

Can Dual-Sourcing Strategies Reduce Supply-Chain Risk?

A.I.-Augmented Jobs Are Key to Helping U.S. Manufacturing

The day-to-day reality for American corporations is more complicated than simple proclamations about the need to bring back manufacturing, or buy more American-made products.

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Rubber Scarcity Creates New Headache for Beleaguered Automakers

The auto industry, which has long relied on just-in-time manufacturing to reduce costs, is finding it has limited flexibility to deal with supply-chain disturbances wrought by the pandemic.

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Watch: Why Is There a Global Semiconductor Shortage?

Suresh Acharya, professor of practice in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, explains how the semiconductor supply chain works, why there’s a shortage of product, and what are the prospects for an early solution.

Why Is There a Global Semiconductor Shortage?

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