Q3’21 Outlook: The fallout from short-term supply chain planning July 5, 2021 The outlook for corporate supply chains during the remainder of 2021 is the result of a short-termist approach to planning policies that has persisted through the pandemic. Retail supply chains have scaled actively up rapidly, with a 32.9% increase in U.S. seaborne imports in May 2021 versus M... Read more →
Stellantis can’t dodge semiconductor shortage, still building parts inventory March 30, 2021 Automaker Stellantis has had to close production at five factories until “early to mid-April” due to a shortage of semiconductors. The closures in North America of selected Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep vehicle production lines marks a contrast to the approach to “decontent” production taken by For... Read more →