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Is America Running Out of Skilled Workers?

While the pandemic has served to heighten concerns over the skills gap, the reasons for it run much deeper than would appear on the surface.

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U.S. Food Suppliers Are Having Trouble Keeping Shelves Stocked

Some of the largest U.S. food distributors are reporting difficulties in fulfilling orders as a lack of workers weighs on the supply chain.

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Using AI to Uncover Wildlife and Human Trafficking in the Supply Chain

It’s an unfortunate and often-ignored reality that human and wildlife trafficking are common across the globe, and extend to different parts of how the global supply chain operates.

The World Economy’s Supply Chain Problem Keeps Getting Worse

A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like it will last well into next year as the surging delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts shipping, posing more shocks to the world economy.

Shipping containers sit on the deck of cargo ship One Crane, docked at the Port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Bloomberg.

Shortages, Bottlenecks and Price Spikes: Planning for the Rest of 2021

Given today's unique and difficult market conditions, how does one strategize transportation and goods purchases?

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A Week at Least for World’s Third-Busiest Port to Return to Norm

Operations at China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port will take at least a week to return to normal after the facility was closed because a worker had COVID-19.

A container ship leaves the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Biden Urges CEOs to Improve Cybersecurity After Attacks

President Biden met with a group of CEOs to discuss how industry and the federal government can work together to improve cybersecurity in the face of debilitating ransomware and cyberattacks.

President Joe Biden meets with U.S. business leaders in the White House. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: How Can Manufacturers Boost Labor Productivity?

Cliff Waldman, chief executive officer of New World Economics, explains how manufacturing labor productivity is measured, and why it’s such an important metric for assessing economic health.

How Can Manufacturers Boost Labor Productivity?

Worker Support Grows for Harsher Vaccine Stances From Employers

As U.S. regulatory approval of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 shot paves the way for companies to get more aggressive with inoculations, American workers are increasingly supportive of punitive measures for unvaccinated colleagues.

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Five Capabilities of Tomorrow's Chief Procurement Officers

Changes in the business world at large have been accelerating for decades, leading to a fundamental transformation of the procurement function.

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Counterfeit Goods Are Everywhere. This Technology Sweeps Them From Supply Chains.

The counterfeit drug market alone costs more than $200 billion per year — enough to bring 13 new drugs to market.

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Chip Shortage Set to Worsen as Covid Rampages Through Malaysia

The number of COVID-19 infections is surging in Malaysia, threatening to aggravate shortages of semiconductors and other components that have hammered automakers for months.

An Infineon TriCore microcontroller computer circuit component. Photo: Bloomberg.

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