Risk and Resilience

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    Teamsters threaten UPS strike in Louisville after layoffs

    The union's leader gave the delivery giant until Monday to rectify the situation impacting a subset of workers at a package sortation hub.

    By • Dec. 8, 2023
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    ‘We need everyone on this journey’: How PepsiCo is reducing water use in its supply chain

    The beverage giant is focused on efficiency in its operations and working with communities, Pepsi’s senior director overseeing water strategy told Supply Chain Dive.

    By • Dec. 7, 2023
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    Procurement

    Can relationships between buyers and suppliers evolve fast enough to keep up with the speed of ever-changing supply chain risks?

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    5 tips for cutting insurance costs amid climate change

    As weather damage increases, firms can upgrade buildings with storm shutters, flood barriers and fire-suppression systems, among other moves to reduce premiums. 

    By Jim Tyson • Dec. 7, 2023
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    Staples cyberattack affected online order deliveries

    The retailer restored several systems last week, and its supply chain is operating normally, a spokesperson told Cybersecurity Dive.

    By David Jones • Dec. 1, 2023
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    Former GM procurement manager convicted in supplier bribery scheme

    Hyoung Nam So was found guilty of securing a $100 million contract for a South Korean auto parts supplier in exchange for millions in cash.

    By • Nov. 30, 2023
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    How a furniture company’s bankruptcy became a logistics nightmare

    After Mitchell Gold Co. ran out of cash, logistics partners storing thousands of products were left without payment — and customers were left waiting for delivery.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
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    How the US is leveraging its spending power to strengthen supply chains

    Creating demand signals and convening key industry players are critical tools in the government's procurement playbook, a White House adviser told Supply Chain Dive.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
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    White House creates cabinet-level supply chain council

    After years of focusing on supply chains’ role in the economy, President Joe Biden is expanding high-level meetings on the topic.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
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    S&P turns negative on Clorox after cyberattack causes shortages

    As the CPG company recovers from significant operational disruptions, analysts warned rebuilding inventory and distribution could be a lengthy process.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Procurement leaders are prioritizing ESG, but gathering data is ‘increasingly painstaking’: report

    Along with informational challenges, buyers said that they have difficulty finding sustainable suppliers, according to a recent survey released by Amazon.

    By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Toyota, Redwood Materials expand deal to source recycled battery materials

    The automaker is looking to create a circular supply chain that can make use of aging Prius models to help feed its growing electric vehicle production.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
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    After months in limbo, some products from bankrupt Mitchell Gold may finally reach customers

    Ryder Last Mile won approval to ship the furniture company’s stored merchandise. End customers would again pay for delivery, but Ryder plans to waive storage fees.

    By • Nov. 17, 2023
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    ‘It is everywhere’: Rooting out forced labor from supply chains

    Only half of surveyed procurement executives feel they are making effective progress on modern slavery risks in their sourcing, according to a Gartner report. 

    By • Nov. 16, 2023
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    Better Cotton platform aims to help brands track sourcing

    Nonprofit Better Cotton's goal is to help fashion and textile brands improve traceability within the material's supply chains.

    By Howard Ruben • Nov. 13, 2023
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    Party City-owned balloon supplier files for bankruptcy

    Anagram entered Chapter 11 amid uncertainty around the manufacturer’s supply contract with the retailer, which is its corporate parent and largest customer.

    By • Nov. 10, 2023
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    Scientists break ground on sand sourcing traceability

    A research team’s findings, reported in Nature last week, could help support certification programs amid concerns about illicit sourcing from sensitive areas.

    By • Nov. 9, 2023
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    Milk suppliers sour over carton shortage

    Dairy suppliers and others cite Pactiv Evergreen as the supply problem’s source. Competitors are trying to step up production as beverage producers seek help.

    By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 8, 2023
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    Bunge partners on blockchain tech to trace soy sustainability

    The grain trader will work with one of the world's largest animal feed producers to ensure products sourced from Brazil are free from deforestation.

    By • Nov. 7, 2023
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    Rite Aid bankruptcy: Court OKs supply settlement with McKesson

    The initial greenlight keeps pharmaceuticals flowing to the retailer’s stores after the drug distributor threatened earlier to stop shipping.

    By • Nov. 3, 2023
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    Ørsted cancels two offshore wind projects citing supply chain problems

    The projects off the coast of New Jersey had become financially unworkable due to delays and increased interest rates, the company said.

    By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 3, 2023
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    Apple, Amazon, Nike and others back new push to decarbonize supply chains

    The Clean Energy Procurement Academy uses the expertise of its founding members to help suppliers transition to renewable energy sources.

    By • Nov. 2, 2023
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    Boeing confirms cyberattack, global services disrupted

    The incident is impacting elements of the aerospace and defense company's parts and distribution business, said a Boeing spokesperson.

    By Matt Kapko • Nov. 2, 2023
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    Amazon tweaks tech to create first 100% fiber-focused fulfillment center

    Two main technologies are being tested at an Ohio facility to determine how best to transform other facilities to handle only fiber — not plastic — packaging.

    By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 31, 2023
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    Bankrupt Mitchell Gold and Ryder reach deal on undelivered products

    Customers would have to pay the logistics provider to release and deliver goods that in many cases were purchased, with shipping fees, months ago.

    By • Oct. 27, 2023
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    ‘It has already begun’: Senate sounds off on climate disruption to supply chains

    With droughts and heat waves affecting crops and shipping routes this year, the budget committee looked at the rising costs extreme weather will have on supply lines.

    By • Oct. 26, 2023