It’s no wonder, with all of the sanctions on technology export to a handful of countries, that there will be several examples…
Carolyn Mathas
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The Real Impact of War on Global Supply Chains
There are obvious supply-chain impacts from war. Shortages, escalating prices, and the flow of goods are common short and long-term examples. The…
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Amazon Workers Take Unpaid Time to Recover from Job-related Pain or Exhaustion
According to a recent Fortune article, more than two-thirds of Amazon’s US warehouse workers surveyed say that they took unpaid time off…
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China’s Probe of Taiwan iPhone Maker Unearths Supply Chain Dilemma
Chinese authorities conducted multiple inspections at subsidiaries of Taiwan manufacturer Foxconn, a major supplier of Apple’s iPhones, over tax and land usage.…
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Friday, China issued a ban on exports of graphite without government permission. Necessary for electric car batteries and steel, the restrictions take…
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The U.S. and allies are warning of an “unprecedented threat” after meeting at Stanford University. F.B.I. officials claim that more than half…
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We’ve long expected that Generative AI would threaten many white-collar jobs, but now it’s also gaining traction in the manufacturing industry, threatening…
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53% of Procurement and Supplier Management is Not Yet Digitized
According to Ivalua Research, 53% of procurement and supplier management processes are not yet digitized. Procurement wastes 22% of their time dealing…
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Legislation sponsored by Reps. Jim Banks and Rosa DeLauro—the Strategic Homeland Investment in Economic and Logistical Defense (SHIELD) Act—would establish an Office…
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It was the weekend of the 18th Group of 20 (G20) Summit, operating under the theme of “One Earth, One Family, One…
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The Biden administration is getting pressure from lawmakers to restrict American companies from working on a freely available chip technology widely used…