BloombergMore from BloombergSourcing/Procurement/SRMU.S. Oil Plan Hinges on 1970s Reserve With Troubled HistoryThe Biden administration’s mammoth drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve depends on an aging network of pipelines and oil storage tanks with a problematic past.April 1, 2022Global Supply Chain ManagementTesla Dodges Nickel Crisis With Secret Deal to Get SuppliesThe invasion of Ukraine has added to agita among electric-vehicle makers over the supply of nickel, a critical ingredient in EV batteries, since Russia is one of the world’s biggest producers.March 31, 2022Global Supply Chain ManagementWorld’s Top Carmakers Feeling Full Force of China Covid StanceSlammed by the long-running chip shortage and surging materials prices, global automakers are now facing a new threat — lockdowns in some of China’s biggest cities.March 31, 2022AutomotiveBiden Invokes Cold War Powers to Boost EV Battery ProductionThe Biden administration will invoke Cold War powers to boost domestic production of materials for batteries needed to power electric vehicles and the transition to renewable energy, a move intended to improve U.S. competitiveness in a market dominated by China.March 31, 2022Global Supply Chain ManagementWorld Moves From Shortages to Possible Glut of COVID-19 VaccinesAfter racing to build capacity and meet once seemingly insatiable orders for COVID-19 shots, the global vaccine industry is facing waning demand as many late-to-market producers fight over a slowing market.March 30, 2022Consumer Packaged GoodsJohnson & Johnson Halts Supply of Personal-Care Products in RussiaJohnson & Johnson suspended the supply of its personal-care products in Russia due to the “increasing scale of the humanitarian crisis” caused by the war in Ukraine.March 30, 2022All LogisticsU.S. Importers Are Paying Anything to Avoid Shipping WoesU.S. importers, straining under a tapped-out supply chain, are increasingly offering top dollar for long-term shipping contracts that may not even be honored as they try whatever it takes to guarantee the arrival of their products.March 30, 2022All LogisticsUkraine War, China Lockdowns Hit Global Supply ChainsGlobal supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China’s Covid lockdowns, threatening slower growth and faster inflation across the global economy.March 29, 2022SC Security & Risk MgmtThe Future of Energy Will Require Bigger Sacrifice From CitizensNot since Jimmy Carter was president have governments been under so much pressure to cut energy consumption for the greater good.March 28, 2022Global Supply Chain ManagementWar Dims Global Business Outlook as Inflation Plight WorsensFactories from Australia to Europe are seeing already surging costs jump further as Russia’s war in Ukraine and the barrage of sanctions rolled out in response roil commodity markets and trade.March 25, 2022Previous PagePage 177 of 357Next Page
