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• Fed Sees Supply-Chain Issues Growing Despite Better U.S. Outlook April 16, 2021
  The Federal Reserve is seeing both labor and material shortages mounting up across several sectors of the U.S. economy.
• Virus Update: J&J Pause Could Last Several Weeks; Global Vaccine Production Nears 2 Billion April 15, 2021
  The latest supply-chain news and insights on the novel coronavirus and global response to the outbreak.
• Kroger Is Amassing a Robot Army to Battle Amazon, Walmart April 15, 2021
  Depending on whom you ask, Kroger is either making a gigantic mistake or solidifying its online future.
• IBM Uncovers More Attacks Against COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain April 15, 2021
  A hacking campaign that IBM Corp. detected last year against organizations involved in the manufacturing, transportation and storage of COVID-19 vaccines was wider than initially understood and is now found to have targeted more than 40 companies in 14 countries, the company said Wednesday.
• Accelerate or Hesitate? Real-World Data on Post-COVID Supply Chain Planning April 14, 2021
  Companies around the world are urgently seeking ways to better plan around demand uncertainty and improve supply chain resilience and agility. CSCMP and ToolsGroup will reveal analysis from a crucial new global survey which reveals: What planning challenges are top-of-mind for supply chain leaders Technologies that are helping them meet organizational goals and what’s hampering […]
• Strategic Planning: Strategically Plan Your Routes to Optimize Your Distribution, Sales, and Service Operations April 14, 2021
  You may be surprised to see how many out-of-the-way stops your teams make every day — not to mention the amount of backtracking they do.
• L.A.-Area Port Backlog Persists as Imports Surge April 13, 2021
  Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia persisted over the past week as imports surged through March, usually one of the slower months of the year for container volumes.
• Higher Shipping Costs Are Here to Stay, Sparking Price Increases April 12, 2021
  Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers.
• Commodity Shipping Rates Are Surging Amid Uneven Recovery April 8, 2021
  For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.
• Biden Infrastructure Plan Seeks $571 Billion in Transport Funds April 8, 2021
  President Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill calls for $571 billion in additional transportation spending over current federal levels, and $50 billion to make infrastructure more resilient to climate change.