Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges
Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions, a new study has shown. More than 60 percent of firms said delays were related to orders from China. With some 5 million...
How COVID-19 is Battering Australia’s Imports and Exports
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that China is Australia’s largest trading partner by far, with two-way trade amounting to $194.6 billion (AUD), or 24.4 percent of the country’s total bilateral trade, in the fiscal year 2017-2018 (the latest...
How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains
Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. And, according to some analysts,...
The Online Retail Landscape in 2019: A Review of the Highs and Lows
What was behind Amazon’s falling profits in 2019, and how did other big online retail players perform? In this retrospective of the highs and lows of the year, learn which retailers excelled, and which ones looked like they might be struggling in the fiercely...