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Avetta Launches New Tool to Intelligently Match Different Suppliers

Avetta, a provider of supply chain risk management software, is launching an intelligent supplier classification tool in order to pair different suppliers based on the safety and certification requirements for the services they offer.

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

The Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles’ heel.

A container ship sails at dusk. Photo: Bloomberg

Tracking Product Through the Supply Chain With Molecular Tags

The authenticity and traceability of products is now taking place at the molecular level. Do we finally have a technology that’s 100% secure?

Cotton ready for harvest. Photo: Bloomberg.

Suez Mess Adds to Global Economic, Supply-Chain Stress

The backlog is one more strain for global supply chains already stretched by the pandemic.

The Ever Given container ship stuck in the Suez Canal. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: The Impact of Sanctions on Supply Chains

Guy Harrison, general manager of risk and compliance with Dow Jones, describes the risks that companies face today from new sanctions and regulations imposed by the U.S. and other governments around the world.

The Impact of Sanctions on Supply Chains

Oracle Announces Updates to Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing Solution

Oracle, a global database management company, has recently announce enhancements to its Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing platform.

Fire and Ice Aggravate Chip Supply Headache for Car Industry

A fire at a semiconductor factory in Japan, cold weather in North America and ongoing competition for chips are all hitting the global auto industry at the same time, threatening to exacerbate supply shortages of a key component that began late last year.

Photo: Bloomberg

For Supply-Chain Financing, Digital Cash Is Just Better

Financial terms are becoming a game between the strengths and weaknesses in supply chain, and there’s often a question of whether to prioritize core companies and help them grow bigger, or boost smaller businesses that may be struggling to survive.

China’s Comeback and Nomadic Sourcing: The Pandemic Trends That Will Stay

China’s comeback, the global shift toward nomadic sourcing and a rising rate of labor abuses are trends likely to linger on.

Container ships are moored near the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Business and Government’s Role in Strengthening Critical Supply Chains

Benjamin Ruddell, Professor in the School of Informatics, Computing & Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University, offers advice to both the private and public sectors on how best to carry out President Biden’s recent executive order on creating more resilient supply chains for essential goods.

Business and Government’s Role in Strengthening Critical Supply Chains

Will U.S. Manufacturers Benefit From a Stronger ‘Buy American’ Policy?

President Biden’s executive order reaffirming the “Buy American” policy for federal government contracting is meant to close the loopholes that have permitted some foreign sourcing of goods and services. But can U.S. manufacturers step up the pace of production to take advantage of the action?

An American flag is displayed on a loading dock. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | Biden’s Trade Priorities: The First 100 Days, and Beyond

With the pandemic still raging and the U.S. domestic economy slumping, how will President Biden address critical issues of international trade?

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation. Photo: Bloomberg.

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