Risk/Resilience
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Trump cancels Dec. 15 China tariffs
The 15% tariffs that took effect at the beginning of September on approximately $120 billion worth of goods will be reduced to a rate of 7.5%, but 25% tariffs on lists one through three will remain in place.
By Shefali Kapadia • Dec. 13, 2019 -
Amazon Logistics parcel volume will surpass UPS and FedEx by 2022, Morgan Stanley says
Morgan Stanley's estimates are not predicated on Amazon's build-out of a shipping service catering to parcels originating from sites other than Amazon e-commerce platform, but the researchers know that is coming too.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 13, 2019 -
OpinionHow to assess risks in a globalized supply chain
While it can expand reach and profitability, globalization can be a stumbling block for businesses, exposing firms to interruptions in supply, stock-outs, quality problems and supplier management issues.
By Jon Kirchoff, PhD • Dec. 12, 2019 -
Carbon conscious suppliers are high performers across the board: CDP
A leading myth in sustainable sourcing is that supplier requests to change energy sourcing or decrease emissions will be costly, and passed onto the customer. Evidence suggests that doesn't have to be the case.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Celadon Group files for bankruptcy, ceases operations
The bankruptcy filing comes less than a week after the U.S. Department of Justice charged the former chief operating officer and chief financial officer in a securities and accounting fraud scheme.
By Matt Leonard • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Company of the Year: Nike
Nike's acquisition of demand-sensing startup Celect this year was the culmination of years of progress toward agile manufacturing and inventory visibility, resulting in an industry-leading supply chain.
By Morgan Forde • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Business Decision of the Year: FedEx, Amazon break up
Unexpectedly, FedEx decided not to renew its Express and Ground contracts with Amazon this year in a bid to take on the broader e-commerce market.
By Morgan Forde • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Sustainability Plan of the Year: Target's full-scope emissions goals
This year, Target set ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals and committed to bringing suppliers along for the ride, increasing the impact of its work toward a more sustainable supply chain.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
The Supply Chain Dive Awards for 2019
From Nike to UPS, these are the companies and executives that shaped supply chains this year.
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Dive Awards
Resilience Plan of the Year: Williams-Sonoma's trade war strategy
At the beginning of 2019, retailers either waited to see what would happen with the increasingly sunny U.S.-China trade negotiations, or they prepared for the worst. Williams-Sonoma prepared and it paid off.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 09, 2019 -
OpinionClimate and change: Decarbonizing procurement contracts
215 of the world's biggest companies see climate change as a threat to their bottom line within the next five years.
By Ashley Norton • Dec. 05, 2019 -
CMA CGM launches global alternative energy coalition
The group will work on an industry-wide inventory of technologies and near-term progress made on eco-friendly ship propulsion to encourage cooperation and progress in the industry.
By Morgan Forde • Dec. 05, 2019 -
Ikea, Carrefour, Ahold Delhaize urge Brazil to maintain soy deforestation ban
Deforestation in Brazil has nuances that make it more difficult to identify in supply chains — potentially protecting the practice from the usual pressures raw materials buyers can exert to prevent it.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 05, 2019 -
Transportation sector lagging in carbon reduction efforts
The Science-Based Targets Initiative calls out Toyota, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Daimler and Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line as high-impact companies in the transportation sector committed to the emissions reduction efforts.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 04, 2019 -
OpinionWhy the vaping crisis is a supply chain failure
Numerous websites sell cheap, unauthorized pods designed to fit vaping devices from major manufacturers.
By Ron Volpe • Dec. 02, 2019 -
Best Buy launches e-commerce pickup in 175 New York UPS, CVS locations
Roughly 99% of Best Buy customers now live in a ZIP code where next-day delivery is available — up from 80% last quarter, according to CEO Corrie Barry.
By Morgan Forde • Nov. 27, 2019 -
Most workers don't think automation is coming for their jobs
Employee perception of automation technology signals a competitive edge for employers who deploy these tools successfully.
By Roberto Torres • Nov. 27, 2019 -
Q&AMaersk CISO on NotPetya recovery, workforce harmony and what makes a security chief
The shipping giant tapped Andy Powell a year after it was hit by NotPetya. In the 18 months since, Powell increased its security organization from 28 people to about 150.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Nov. 22, 2019 -
Amazon publishes list of more than 1K private label suppliers
The list provides the address and name of each supplier and a map published by the company shows China accounts for roughly 500 of the e-tailer's supplier locations.
By Matt Leonard • Nov. 21, 2019 -
Home Depot assesses tariff impact SKU-by-SKU
Home Depot's tariff mitigation strategy is a data-driven effort analyzing the impact of tariffs at the SKU level.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 20, 2019 -
Kraft Heinz, Tyson among lowest for anti-deforestation efforts as industry falls short of 2020 goal
In the 10 years since The Consumer Goods Forum set its 2020 environmental goals, experts agree more immersive, on-the-ground work is needed to achieve reductions in deforestation.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 19, 2019 -
Managing supply chain risk in an economic downturn
Economists may not agree on the timing, but there’s growing consensus that the U.S. economy’s longest period of economic expansion in history will soon start to wane — what does this mean for supply chains?
By Craig Guillot • Nov. 18, 2019 -
Less than 8% of forestry suppliers have a plan for keeping forced labor out of supply chains
Though 59% of the 39 companies Know the Chain surveyed had a supplier code of conduct in place, only 5% had a process in place to deal with violations.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 14, 2019 -
Deep DiveWhere is the new China?
As the trade war carries on and labor costs rise, supply chains seek a new home for manufacturing and sourcing. But each alternative location comes with pros and cons.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Nov. 14, 2019 -
Tesla selects Berlin for Gigafactory, skips UK citing Brexit uncertainty: report
Other car companies voiced concerns over events unfolding in the United Kingdom that could disrupt the auto industry's just-in-time manufacturing.
By Matt Leonard • Nov. 14, 2019
