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…
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…
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…
Tensions Between China and Taiwan Pose Catastrophic Supply Chain Risk
A Supply Chain Risk Years in the Making The eyes of the international community are now focused squarely on the relationship between China and Taiwan, highlighting a supply chain risk that could complicate an already…
The Normalization of Counterfeit Chips and Components
One of the major and unfortunate consequences of a global supply chain disruption like the one still being felt today is that it opens up opportunities for bad actors. And almost like clockwork, recent reports…