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War Shocks Ripple Across One of the World’s Busiest Trade Lanes

Putin’s assault on Ukraine, and retaliatory steps designed to paralyze the Russian economy, are heaping new disruptions on supply chains that never recovered from unprecedented shocks caused by the pandemic.

Empty dry docks at the Port of Odessa in Odessa, Ukraine. Photo: Andrey Sarymsakov/ Canva.

U.S. Factory Output Rises as Firms Navigate Supply Constraints

Production at U.S. factories rose modestly in January, suggesting manufacturers are gradually working through pandemic-related shortages of materials and labor that hobbled output in the prior month.

Employees are at work in an industrial factory. Photo: Getty.

U.S. Producer Prices Jump Higher Than Forecast

Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped in January by more than forecast, pointing to persistent inflationary pressures as companies contend with supply chain and labor constraints.

Tires move along a conveyor belt. Photo: Getty.

New Chip Crisis Means Auto Giants Aren’t in the Clear Yet

While tight supplies of semiconductors are set to ease later this year, the next bottleneck is likely to come from growing demand for analog chips, which are increasingly being used in automobiles as they become electrified and autonomous.

Honda Motor Co. vehicles at an AutoNation car dealership in Fremont, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Lean, ‘Just-in-Time’ Management Didn't Cause the Supply Chain Crisis

There’s nothing in the lean and just-in-time supply chain methodologies that recommend keeping a bare minimum of parts on hand. In fact, they preach the opposite.

A container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

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.

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.

Musk Sees Human Robot Becoming Bigger Than Tesla’s Car Business

The humanoid robots will be important to address the labor shortage in the U.S., and their first use will be in Tesla’s own factories, said Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Photo: Bloomberg.

Top Carmaker Shutdowns Hint More to Come in Covid-Zero China

China’s zero tolerance approach to Covid has idled Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG factories — a troubling sign for global carmakers as the omicron variant begins to spread in the world’s biggest auto production hub.

An employee performs a quality check on an engine part at a Toyota Motor Corp. manufacturing facility. Photo: Bloomberg.

Global Supply Chains Brace for Impact as Omicron Reaches China

An omicron outbreak in China is sending jitters through supply chains as manufacturers and shippers brace for disruption inside the world’s-biggest trading nation if it can’t contain the fast-spreading variant.

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

The Manufacturing World Is Ready for 'WordPress-Like' AI

One might assume that artificial intelligence can be easily applied to industrial manufacturing. This is unfortunately not the case.

Programming code is displayed on a computer screen. Photo: Ibrar Hussain/ Canva.

How 3D Printing Can Streamline Supply Chains

Here’s why and how organizations are integrating 3D printing into the manufacturing mainstream.

A 3D printer at work. Photo: Getty Images.

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