'Price-wage spiral' boosting inflation: Moody's

CFOs confront the harshest inflationary pressures in decades, with supply bottlenecks and labor market pressures persisting.

By Jim Tyson • March 9, 2022

White House ends Russian oil, energy imports into US

President Joe Biden said the actions would "inflict further pain on Putin, but there will be cost as well here."

By Jim Stinson • March 8, 2022

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Sustainable supply chains

Amid pressure from consumers, investors and governments, companies are scrambling to measure and reduce the impact of their supply chains on the world.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

Size matters: How Walmart and Target dominated amid disruption, inflation

Both retailers leaned on their scale to get goods on shelves and keep prices low, at least relative to the industry. 

By Ben Unglesbee • March 8, 2022

Long flights, grounded fleets: How the war in Ukraine could alter heavy airfreight capacity

Many planes capable of transporting heavy goods are part of fleets from Ukraine and Russia.

By Max Garland • March 4, 2022

Ukraine war compounds supply chain issues in construction

The conflict is likely to drive fuel, copper and aluminum prices higher.

By Joe Bousquin • March 3, 2022

Old Dominion embargoes shipments into Ontario due to backlog, weather

The LTL aims to lift its embargo by the end of the week, according to Chip Overbey, senior vice president of strategic planning.

By Colin Campbell • March 3, 2022

Air Canada will add 3 freighters in 2022 to diversify, maintain cargo growth

The airline temporarily converted some of its passenger aircraft to all-cargo configurations in 2021. Now, it's adding permanent all-cargo flights.

By Max Garland • Feb. 28, 2022

Debt is a hidden financial risk in retail supply chains

A high debt load could lead to operational weaknesses that flow upstream, according to RapidRatings' James Gellert.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 28, 2022

Freight forwarders warm up to the idea of shipper-owned containers

Container xChange found 18% more freight forwarders were willing to transport a shipper-owned container than in years past.

By Alejandra Carranza • Feb. 25, 2022

Data sharing, ports and manufacturing: White House reveals supply chain plans

Seven federal agencies proposed dozens of solutions to speed the movement of goods and add long-term resilience. Some carriers are already pushing back at the prospect of new regulations.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 25, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine throws another wrench into supply chains

Carriers are halting operations and suppliers are at risk. War is "a worst-case scenario," one analyst said.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 24, 2022

Kellogg to invest $2M in program helping rice farmers cut greenhouse gas emissions

The CPG giant will work closely with producers in the Lower Mississippi River Basin who grow the commodity, a key ingredient in its Rice Krispies and Special K cereals.

By Chris Casey • Feb. 24, 2022

White House invests $35M to tackle rare earth supply vulnerabilities

China's foothold on the mineral supply chain has the U.S. looking to bolster domestic production.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 23, 2022

Corporate buyers get creative as demand for renewable energy spikes

Renewable energy procurement continues to break records and shows no signs of slowing. Market leaders say the relentless demand is prompting buyers to consider creative solutions and assume more risk.

By Emma Penrod • Feb. 17, 2022

Omicron leads to slower air cargo processing speeds in Atlanta

Fewer workers are available to process and move cargo. This is clogging throughput in a transport mode meant for speed.

By Max Garland • Feb. 16, 2022

Honda maximizes limited chip supply in face of Malaysia flood, omicron impacts

The semiconductor shortage slowed production over the past year, causing the automaker to reduce this year's forecast by 800,000 vehicles.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 15, 2022

Vegetable oil prices hit all-time high over supply concerns: FAO

Tighter supplies of palm, soybean, grapeseed and sunflower seed oils pushed the global index upward in January, with tough conditions expected to continue.

By Samantha Oller • Feb. 15, 2022

Retail supply chains were made to be broken. Will brands adapt — or revert?

The past two years have laid bare vulnerabilities that have long existed in the system, including a lack of capacity and geographic concentration in manufacturing.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 11, 2022

Buyer Beware: 3 semiconductor procurement pitfalls to avoid

Companies looking to buy semiconductors need to shop smart, experts say.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 10, 2022

Sherwin-Williams plans North Carolina expansion, augments in-house resin production

The growing facility will add capacity for paint and coatings manufacturing and distribution, a spokesperson said.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 10, 2022

Disability inclusion programs help warehouses hire overlooked talent

Retail and logistics companies are accelerating their commitments to workers with disabilities as a labor crunch hampers operations. Experts say the programs have sizeable benefits.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 8, 2022

Billions of dollars set to boost US port projects in 2022

Federal aid will support future capital improvement programs as the demand for these crucial links in the supply chain continues to grow.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 8, 2022

​Deeper relationships, new facilities: How companies sought out semiconductor capacity in Q4

Near-term relief from shortages is unlikely, but leading producers are expanding their supply base.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 3, 2022

Fender moves to cloud ERP to keep up with record guitar demand

Businesses are pushing for better scalability and new features in their central provisions systems.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 2, 2022

Inflation may last through 2023 even if pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks end

Federal Reserve efforts to curb inflation are expected to collide with efforts to reshore production and worker or supply shortages, one research firm said.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 2, 2022