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Canadian Bridge Blockade Stretches Fragile Auto Supply Chain

Protestors blocking traffic between the U.S. and Canada to oppose vaccine rules have further stretched an auto supply chain already worn thin by pandemic-related labor shortages and a scarcity of chips.

Commercial trucks and passenger vehicles drive across Ambassador Bridge on the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario. The bridge connects Windsor to Detroit and facilitates over 30% of all Canada-U.S. road trade. Photo: Bloomberg.

Americans Face Record Metals Prices as Shipping Costs Surge

Surging prices of the raw materials needed for your refrigerators, automobiles, window frames and plumbing show no signs of abating as America’s supply chain crisis spills into another year.

Fiber optic cables, center, and copper Ethernet cables feed into switches inside an office communications room. Photo: Bloomberg.

Can Global Supply Chains Stay Afloat in a Sea of Re-Configuration?

Recent events have unleashed a storm on the global supply chain, testing its age and fragility, and highlighting its inability to cope with stress.

Four Ways We Can Boost Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Education

The COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone acutely more aware of the risks to a company’s health. Still, more needs to be done.

The Rising Stars of Digital Risk Management

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed risk to the top of virtually every corporate agenda, according to research by McKinsey & Co.

A Five-Stage Maturity Model for Supply Chain Resilience

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced and will continue to produce artificial demand and supply shocks, and it will take time to rebalance the equilibrium.

Respond, Recover, Renew: Companies Weather Covid's Latest Wave

The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium projects an impending “bullwhip effect” caused by distorted information flowing up and down supply chains — leading to an imbalance between demand and supply.

U.S. Labor, Supply ‘Nightmare’ Seen Extending Into Second Half

The helter-skelter playing out on U.S. factory floors from labor and supply shortages, transportation bottlenecks and the coronavirus looks likely to persist into the second half of the year.

Photo: Canva.

Vaccine Requirements for Non-U.S. Truckers Threaten Further Snarls at Southern Border

A new U.S. requirement that went into effect January 22 requires any essential workers crossing the border into the U.S. to be vaccinated. And that includes truckers.

A road sign reads 'U.S. Border Patrol' near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. Photo: Getty.

Amazon Raises Prime Membership Amid Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Amazon.com Inc. is raising the annual fee for its Prime subscription service in the U.S. by $20 to $139, the first such increase since 2018.

A truck drives through an Amazon delivery station in Kearny, New Jersey. Photo: Bloomberg.

How AI Will Drive the Future of Auto Supply Chains

As the pandemic sent shockwaves through the global economy, the impact was felt across industries. Among the hardest hit sectors, the automotive industry experienced profound disruption, signaling the need for supply chain modernization.

Cars are parked in a dealership showroom. Photo: Fahroni/ Canva.

Get Ready for More Freight Bottlenecks During Chinese New Year and Beyond

DHL is projecting an 88% decrease from typical volumes of China-U.S. freight during the first week of the Chinese New Year, which begins February 1.

Red lanterns are illuminated at night for the Lunar New Year. Photo: Pexels.

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