Browsing: Logistics & Supply Chain

It’s been described as a “supply chain pile-up”. We are talking about the electronic components sector where supply imbalances have been causing problems across industry.

Slow steaming is here to stay, according to liner shipping giant Maersk. Eivind Kolding, Maersk Line chief executive, said last week: “For Maersk Line slow steaming is here to stay because it remains a win-win-win situation. It is better for our customers

As organisations learn to become more customer-facing, supply chain visibility and control will increasingly be essential for commercial success, says Nick Allen.

The supply chain can be a risky place and it is all too easy to take a chance on the next move. But, says Nick Allen, now is the time for buyers to become more, rather than less, vigilant over assessing supplier risk.

What’s happening to our high tech supply chains? Demand in recent weeks for micro chips seems to have caught everyone on the hop. According to figures released by the Semiconductor Industry Association, the global semiconductor industry is operating at

A few weeks ago, I highlighted the problem Nissan was facing in obtaining supplies of key components because of a shortage of computer chips (Chips are a supply chain issue, 19th July).