The Strait of Hormuz may be opening again slowly, but supply chain leaders should not mistake that for a return to normal.

Supply chains are experiencing a period of significant disruption and challenge that is unlikely to abate in the short term. Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, rising fuel prices and now a looming ...

Performance depends on aligning people, tools and workflows with the reality of how supply chains now operate.

Managing the supply chain is a crucial process for a company because an optimized supply chain results in lower costs and a faster production cycle. The entities in the supply chain can include ...

In 2021, the waves of the pandemic started to quickly unravel supply chains across the world. Manufacturing plants slowed or even closed, ports experienced unprecedented back-ups, and transportation ...

The World Bank’s GSCSI measures the magnitude of container shipping disruptions affecting global supply chains. With the advent of global supply chains, activities that once took place in a single ...

Toyota, a half century ago, pioneered the just-in-time strategy for supply chains—and was celebrated for its ingenuity and efficiency. With just-in-time processes in place, companies match supply with ...

Rutgers Business School supply chain management professor David Dreyfus contributed a chapter to the new book, "Reflections on the Pandemic: Covid and Social Crises in the Year Everything Changed." ...

Supply chain management (SCM) refers to the planning and coordination of activities involved in sourcing materials, producing goods, and managing logistics across a supply network. SCM involves ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...