12
Jul
The dual strategy supply chain execs are using to counter disruption
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Supply chain executives are using automation and increased coordination to overcome disruption.
29
Jun
Truckers’ strike hits cement, steel and beverage shipments
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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.
20
Jun
Shanghai container throughput ‘nearly back to normal’
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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
16
Jun
Why up to eight in 10 supply chain workers plan to quit
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Supply chain companies are failing to retain vital workers due to a lack of career opportunities, low pay and a lack of benefits.
1
Jun
Freight forwarders warn of ‘chaos’ as shipping enters peak season
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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.
12
May
Most firms raising prices in ‘cost-of-doing-business crisis’
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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.
26
Apr
Supermarkets ‘work with suppliers’ on cooking oil as war hits production
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Supermarkets are working with suppliers to maintain supplies of cooking oil as the war in Ukraine threatens sunflower oil production.
2
Apr
Partnership aims to boost freight links between China and Africa
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Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation and Air Djibouti to boost freight links between China and Africa.
23
Mar
International watchdogs to search supply chains for collusion
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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.
2
Mar
Five ways to boost resilience ahead of ‘make or break year’
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Supply chains are facing a “make or break year” but there are ways to improve resilience, according to standards body the BSI