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Fire and Ice Aggravate Chip Supply Headache for Car Industry

A fire at a semiconductor factory in Japan, cold weather in North America and ongoing competition for chips are all hitting the global auto industry at the same time, threatening to exacerbate supply shortages of a key component that began late last year.

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Supply Chains Are Facing a Credit-Demand Conundrum

Demand for trade credit has grown alongside the pandemic, and will not slow this year. Maybe not ever.

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For Supply-Chain Financing, Digital Cash Is Just Better

Financial terms are becoming a game between the strengths and weaknesses in supply chain, and there’s often a question of whether to prioritize core companies and help them grow bigger, or boost smaller businesses that may be struggling to survive.

Four Ways to Prosper in the New E-Commerce Era

With all signs pointing toward continued e-commerce growth post-pandemic, here’s what will help ensure retailer success in 2021 and beyond.

An online shopper scrolls through an e-commerce app on their smartphone. Photo: Pexels.

What's Shaping the Future of Work in the Warehouse

A year into the pandemic, the need for reliable warehousing and smooth distribution has become greater than ever before.

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Digital Financing Is the Answer to Slow ESG Progress

For companies pushing their suppliers to improve environmental impact, working capital can be an invaluable tool.

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Making PLM Work in the Cloud

The legacy product lifecycle management (PLM) landscape has come to an end.

China’s Comeback and Nomadic Sourcing: The Pandemic Trends That Will Stay

China’s comeback, the global shift toward nomadic sourcing and a rising rate of labor abuses are trends likely to linger on.

Container ships are moored near the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Business and Government’s Role in Strengthening Critical Supply Chains

Benjamin Ruddell, Professor in the School of Informatics, Computing & Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University, offers advice to both the private and public sectors on how best to carry out President Biden’s recent executive order on creating more resilient supply chains for essential goods.

Business and Government’s Role in Strengthening Critical Supply Chains

Used Electric Car Batteries Are Heading to Factories and Farms

Retired electric vehicle batteries that are repackaged into energy-storage systems are being targeted at industrial consumers who’ve been slower to adopt the technology than utilities or homeowners.

A lithium-ion automotive battery pack sits on a chassis. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: The Critical Need for a Unified Response to Cyberattacks

David Wiseman, vice president of secure communications with BlackBerry, explains the importance of a unified communications system to respond to, and recover from, cyberattacks.

The Critical Need for a Unified Response to Cyberattacks

Will U.S. Manufacturers Benefit From a Stronger ‘Buy American’ Policy?

President Biden’s executive order reaffirming the “Buy American” policy for federal government contracting is meant to close the loopholes that have permitted some foreign sourcing of goods and services. But can U.S. manufacturers step up the pace of production to take advantage of the action?

An American flag is displayed on a loading dock. Photo: Bloomberg.

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