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The Chip Shortage Is Shaking Up Auto Insurance
The automotive industry has been severely hit by the current shortage of semiconductor chips. But the impact of the crisis extends beyond the manufacturing of cars — it’s also affecting the world of automotive insurance.
Rows of cars are parked inside a high-rise garage. Photo: Pixabay/ Pexels.
Nestle to Pay Cocoa Farmers Cash Incentives to Fight Child Labor
Nestle SA will offer cocoa farmers and their families in the Ivory Coast cash incentives that aim to reduce child labor, as the chocolate industry faces growing scrutiny over the problem.
A plantation worker turns drying cacao beans in the sun. Photo: Shutterstock.
Will Automotive Supply Chains Face More Disruptions in 2022?
Challenges that wreaked havoc on automotive supply chains last year will likely plague the industry through mid-2022 or longer.
Counting Down to the Next Supply Chain Shock
What impacted supply chain dynamics in 2021, and what's coming next?
The Benefits of Automating Dangerous Goods Supply Chains
As we embark on a new year, it’s the perfect time to evaluate operations and consider applying new solutions to old (and future) supply chain issues, especially when it comes to the shipping and handling of dangerous goods.
Truckers Protesting Vaccine Rule Stay Put in Canada’s Capital
Raucous protests in Canada’s capital continued Sunday over trucker vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 health restrictions, but the crowd thinned from its height a day earlier after drawing military and political rebukes for poor behavior.
Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.
Five Success Factors for Human–Robot Collaboration in the Distribution Center
The key to implementing this new workforce of humans and robots is determining how work should be managed between humans and machines to garner the most success.
A warehouse worker puts items in a tote on an autonomous mobile robot (AMR). Photo by Lucas Systems.
U.S. Economic Growth Quickens With Inventory Boost
U.S. economic growth accelerated by more than forecast in the fourth quarter, fueled by the rebuilding of inventories and capping the strongest year since the 1980s.
Rows of inventory in a distribution warehouse. Photo: Bloomberg.
Covid Cases for U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Top All of 2021’s
About 1,700 dockworkers at West Coast ports have tested positive for COVID-19 in January, stretching capacity at the U.S.’s busiest gateway for shipping containers.
A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.
Podcast | Four Trends in 2021 That Changed Retail Supply Chains Forever
The literal symptoms of COVID-19 are, for most people, passing. But the virus’s impact on retail supply chains is permanent.
Photo: Getty.
Why Strategic Sourcing Technology Is Key to Gaining a Competitive Supply Chain Advantage
This technology is changing the game for supply chain sourcing professionals, putting them in a position to streamline processes, mitigate supply disruptions, save money and significantly add to their top and bottom lines.
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Watch: In the Wake of Omicron: What Can We Expect Now?
Per Hong, partner with Kearney, assesses the impact to date of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and speculates on how the current crisis will change global supply chains forever.
Per Hong, partner with Kearney, assesses the impact to date of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and speculates on how the current crisis will change global supply chains forever.
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