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Mission Impastable: An improbable supply chain success story
Dan Pashman dreamed of making his own pasta shape. Then, the pandemic hit. Here's the story of how he persevered to create cascatelli despite sourcing and logistics hurdles.
By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Shipping issues force Oshkosh to stop production multiple times, extend lead times by 4 weeks
Oshkosh believes the supply chain challenges it is facing "will neither improve nor deteriorate meaningfully for the remainder of 2021," CFO Michael Pack said.
By Max Garland • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Risk takes many forms in the supply chain, including severe weather, geopolitical turmoil and trade uncertainty. Explore the tactics supply chain managers use to navigate disruptions.
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Deep Dive'You can pay or you can wait': How retailers are navigating a shipping crisis
Consumer demand came raging back this year. The supply chain wasn't ready for it, and now retailers, brands and consumers are paying the price.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Ford shifts focus to built-to-order to mitigate semiconductor shortage's effects
The automaker envisions the chip shortage persisting through the end of this year. It's adapting by allocating chips to customer orders, new launches and its more profitable vehicles, CFO John Lawler said.
By Max Garland • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Hasbro, Mattel lean on supply chain teams to minimize effects of costly ocean freight, port congestion
The toymakers said challenges in ocean shipping were among the leading factors of cost inflation, but their supply chain teams found ways to navigate the disruptions.
By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Starbucks says advance coffee purchasing helps it stay competitive
While CPGs and others in the coffee industry scramble due to inflation and rising green coffee prices, Starbucks is sticking with its strategy of buying 12- to 18-months early to secure pricing.
By A.B. Brown • July 29, 2021 -
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Tesla works with suppliers to source alternative chips amid semiconductor shortage
The approach helped the automaker produce and deliver 200,000 vehicles in Q2, but it warned the workaround could be difficult to sustain.
By Max Garland • July 28, 2021 -
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Guess sources more from India, Bangladesh to avoid tariff risks in China
The retailer is leaning more on suppliers from Bangladesh and India as tensions between the U.S. and China linger and tariffs persist, including among fashion products.
By Max Garland • July 26, 2021 -
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FDA seeks to fix 'great weaknesses' in medical device supply chain
Acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Janet Woodcock wants Congress to give the agency "expanded authority to obtain supply disruption notifications for critical devices any time there is the potential for a shortage.”
By Nick Paul Taylor • July 23, 2021 -
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Pandemic pushed fashion brands to prioritize supplier relations in quest for agility
"Super vendors" with multiple manufacturing locations can react quickly to lockdowns or closed borders to move products through the global supply chain and reduce lead times on purchase orders.
By Edwin Lopez • July 23, 2021 -
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A congested freight environment shows no signs of improvement for peak
Shippers are moving freight earlier, while carriers are trying to plan ahead and add capacity if possible. Could the congestion last through Lunar New Year?
By Matt Leonard • July 22, 2021 -
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BNSF meters traffic from West Coast to Chicago
The railroad is the second to limit its rail traffic to Chicago this week, following Union Pacific's weeklong service suspension intended to clear congestion at inland rail terminals.
By Matt Leonard • July 20, 2021 -
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TSMC says semiconductor capacity will remain tight into 2022
The manufacturer has been investing in expanded capacity with a goal of increasing production by 60% YoY in 2021, but high demand will continue to test semiconductor orders.
By Matt Leonard • July 19, 2021 -
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Executives lead the charge in supply chain sustainability efforts: report
The tactics supply chain professionals used to tackle sustainability may have shifted in 2020, but their commitments did not, according to a report by MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics and CSCMP.
By Edwin Lopez • July 19, 2021 -
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Union Pacific pauses service from West Coast to Chicago as congestion hits inland terminals
The railroad says the service suspension will give it time to work through a container backlog at its Global IV gateway in Chicago, but experts noted the move may make congestion on the West Coast worse.
By Matt Leonard • July 16, 2021 -
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MSC Industrial Direct ups prices amid 'fast and furious' supplier price increases
Supply chain challenges are creating an inflationary environment that the industrial supplier hasn't seen in years, the company's CEO said.
By A.B. Brown • July 15, 2021 -
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Column4 ways to prepare procurement for the second pandemic peak
As shortages and COVID-19 infections persist, it's time to navigate the next phase of the pandemic. Let's call it the second peak.
By Rich Weissman • July 15, 2021 -
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Deep DiveAs PPE demand grew, organizations stepped up to the challenge — and fought fraud along the way
Bad actors emerged during the pandemic, as a supply-demand imbalance in personal protective equipment left openings and vulnerabilities for fraud and counterfeits.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • July 15, 2021 -
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Walmart will add transportation pillar to Project Gigaton
The effort will focus on suppliers' fleets to achieve the retailer's goal to avoid one billion metric tons of greenhouse gases in scope 3 emissions by 2030.
By Matt Leonard • July 13, 2021 -
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Lead times at record highs and 'still accelerating': ISM
One respondent to ISM's June report said lead times for electronic components went from 16 weeks to more than a year.
By Shefali Kapadia • July 7, 2021 -
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'Real pressure on supply chains': How major players are balancing costs, speed and a new retail world
Executives from PVH, Under Armour, Dollar General, Tractor Supply and American Eagle spoke about current challenges and what it means for supply chains to be agile at NRF's Retail Converge.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 7, 2021 -
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Ford limits production at multiple factories through July due to semiconductor shortages
Despite signs that the supply of semiconductors is beginning to normalize, it could still take until 2022 to work through backlog amid ongoing high demand.
By Matt Leonard • July 6, 2021 -
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Timeline: How the Suez Canal blockage unfolded across supply chains
The Ever Given was lodged in the canal for six days, blocking hundreds of ships from traversing the waterway. It finally arrived at the Port of Rotterdam.
By Matt Leonard , Shefali Kapadia • Updated July 29, 2021 -
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Critical goods industries face existential ransomware decisions
For certain industries, the choice is between paying millions to settle a criminal extortion or allowing a catastrophic supply chain disruption.
By David Jones • July 2, 2021 -
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HB Fuller leans on 'strong supplier relationships' to navigate shortages, tight freight market
Strategizing for a "ship stuck in the Suez is exactly what they're set up to do," an executive said of its supply chain team.
By Matt Leonard • July 1, 2021
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