BloombergMore from BloombergGlobal Supply Chain ManagementHow China Beat the U.S. to Become World's Undisputed Solar ChampionChina, eager to prove the supremacy of its socialist-market model, now supplies three quarters of the world’s solar panels.July 1, 2021Inventory Planning/OptimizationAs Car-Lot Inventories Dwindle, Sales Take a Turn for the WorseA year ago, Ford Motor Co. dealer Rhett Ricart had a lot full of cars and hardly any customers. This year, he has a lot full of customers and hardly any cars.July 1, 2021Air CargoAlphabet Jumps Into Drone Air-Traffic Control With Flight AppAlphabet Inc.’s drone-delivery venture, Wing, is releasing free software for U.S. drone users to get permission to fly near sensitive areas such as airports.June 30, 2021All LogisticsNorthwest Heat Wave Triggers Blackouts and Buckles HighwaysThe rare and powerful heat wave shattering records across the U.S. Northwest is taking a bruising toll on the region’s infrastructure, buckling highways, hobbling public transit and triggering rolling power outages.June 29, 2021All LogisticsCargo Congestion Argues for Early Christmas Shopping This YearHere are six shipping signals to watch in the second half of the year.June 29, 2021HR & Labor ManagementU.S. Job Market Begins a ‘Weird Summer,’ With Choppy RecoveryThe U.S. labor market is entering one of its strangest summers ever, with a powerful economic rebound generating record demand for workers just as roadblocks distort employment and wage levels.June 29, 2021All LogisticsU.K. Faces Food Shortages as Worker Scarcity Gets WorseFrom abattoirs to restaurant kitchens, the U.K. food sector is facing a massive challenge this summer: there just aren’t enough workers.June 28, 2021Global Trade & EconomicsBiden Balances Climate Need With Human Rights in Chinese Solar BanThe Biden administration’s narrowly focused ban on Chinese solar products is designed to confront supply chain slavery without stifling the fast-growing use of renewable energy in the U.S.June 27, 2021All LogisticsA Win for Roads, and No Tax Hikes: Infrastructure Deal TakeawaysThe infrastructure agreement announced Thursday by the White House and a bipartisan group of senators carves out $579 billion of common ground from the $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan unveiled in March by President Biden.June 24, 2021All LogisticsU.S. Ship Jam Lingers as Port Woes Stretch From China to GermanyShip congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade held steady over the past week, as ports from China to Germany battle with COVID-19 outbreaks and other constraints on their capacity to keep containers moving across the global economy.June 24, 2021Previous PagePage 218 of 357Next Page
