The dual strategy supply chain execs are using to counter disruption
Supply chain executives are using automation and increased coordination to overcome disruption.
Truckers’ strike hits cement, steel and beverage shipments
South Korean truckers have gone on strike over high fuel prices and plans to end temporary measures put in place by the government to guarantee minimum wages and ensure safe driving.
Shanghai container throughput ‘nearly back to normal’
Shanghai port is operating at 95.3% of normal capacity, easing fears of supply chain disruption as the city finally begins to lift its two-month lockdown
Why up to eight in 10 supply chain workers plan to quit
Supply chain companies are failing to retain vital workers due to a lack of career opportunities, low pay and a lack of benefits.
Freight forwarders warn of ‘chaos’ as shipping enters peak season
Russia’s war in Ukraine has “ torn apart the expectations of recovery in supply chains”, as experts warn shipping disruption will last “well into” 2023.
Most firms raising prices in ‘cost-of-doing-business crisis’
Three-quarters (73%) of UK firms are planning to raise prices as they face “intense pressure” from soaring energy bills, rising wages and raw material costs.
Supermarkets ‘work with suppliers’ on cooking oil as war hits production
Supermarkets are working with suppliers to maintain supplies of cooking oil as the war in Ukraine threatens sunflower oil production.
Partnership aims to boost freight links between China and Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation and Air Djibouti to boost freight links between China and Africa.
International watchdogs to search supply chains for collusion
Anti-competition authorities in the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia are to jointly investigate the prospect of unfair supplier price hikes, following months of spiralling costs and profits.