International Chamber of Shipping Pens Open Letter Warning of a Global Supply Chain ‘Collapse’
In an interesting development for the global supply chain community, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have issued an open letter to the United Nations General Assembly that a “global transport system collapse” is on the rise should governments not restore freedom of movement to transport workers and give them prioritization in receiving the COVID-19…
China’s Alleged Hypersonic Missile Test Is Bad News for Global Supply Chain
In what is being called by some analysts as a “Sputnik” moment for military technology, China shocked the world by allegedly testing a state-of-the-art, nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August. According to recent reports, the missile completed a low-orbit the Earth before striking only two-dozen miles away from its intended target. The apparent rapid advancement of…
Medical Device Manufacturers Have a Cost Problem
Manufacturers of critical, life-saving healthcare equipment deal with a myriad of complexities and regulations that no other industry has to consider. Many of these considerations require significant additional costs, and in an era that has been defined by risks and disruption include supply chain delays, inflation, raw material shortages, extensive lead times, natural disasters, geopolitical…
Partstat Partner News August 2021
Hewlett Packard Shipments Up 20% in 2021 Despite Chip Shortage In a welcome surprise in a time where the COVID-19 pandemic has been responsible for a multitude of supply chain disruptions such as chip shortages, Hewlett Packard (HP) along with other tech brands such as Dell are posting surprisingly strong sales figures. This comes despite…
COVID-19 Delta Variant Ravages Automotive Supply Chains and Beyond
Although the automotive industry has both introduced exciting new technologies and made several bold plans to fully embrace a new, net-zero carbon emissions model, 2021 has proven to be an incredibly difficult year. These difficulties have only been amplified by the emergence of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which has called into question the ability of…