supply chain

supply chain

Despite a surge in demand, a stagnant supply may stifle economic growth. PHOTO: REUTERS

Why are supply chains blocked?

When forecasts are not specific enough to be actionable, the supply response cannot adjust in time. Since there is relatively little slack built into global supply chains, large deviations from...

A container ship backup outside Long Beach Ports in California, on Oct. 9, 2021. Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg

Supply chain crisis risks taking the global economy down with it

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World leaders seek ways to strengthen global supply chains

The congested Port of Los Angeles is shown in San Pedro, California, US, September 29, 2021. Photo: Reuters

US companies to keep prices high as supply chain headaches persist

Low-rise stacking at the Port of Long Beach. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

America’s supply chain collides with California’s nimbyism

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Port gridlock stretches supply lines thin in blow for economies

The snarls may be beginning to clear. Photographer: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images/Bloomberg

Supply-chain stress may have peaked already

The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, US October 14, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Analysis: Supply chains, inflation cloud vaccine, debt woes at IMF-World Bank meetings

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Small businesses facing huge setbacks from blocked shipments, price hikes

A participant stands near a logo of IMF at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo/File Photo

IMF cuts global growth outlook as supply bottlenecks hobble pandemic recovery

Staff wear protective masks at the Volkswagen assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 27, 2020. Photo: Rueters

German industrial production slumps on supply chain disruption

Posters offering special discount on Black Friday sales are seen in front of a United Colors of Benetton kid's fashion store, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland November 27, 2020. Photo: Reuters

How global supply chains are falling out of fashion

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‘Proper plan needed for ensuring uninterrupted supply chain during disaster’