Global Supply Pressures Eased in February, New York Fed Says March 3, 2022 By Howard Schneider Global supply chain pressures eased in February as backlogs and delivery times improved in several key markets and a measure...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Supply Chain Risks March 1, 2022 By Don Jergler Everyone knows about supply chain management nowadays. The pandemic, with shelves bare of TP and paper towels, and cargo ships...
Pandemic, Other Risks Weigh on Minds of Middle-Market Execs February 25, 2022 Most middle-market firms experienced a recovery following the height of disruptions caused by COVID-19 and remain mostly optimistic about the...
Foxconn India Restarts Production at iPhone Plant After December’s Worker Protests January 13, 2022 By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI – Apple Inc supplier Foxconn restarted production at its plant in southern India on Wednesday, a company official said,...
Foxconn Unlikely to Reopen India iPhone Manufacturing Facility Until Jan 7: Official January 4, 2022 By Sudarshan Varadhan Apple Inc supplier Foxconn is unlikely to reopen its shuttered iPhone manufacturing facility in southern India until Jan. 7, a...
Indian iPhone Plant Workers Became Ill From Tainted Food. Then a Rare Protest Began. January 3, 2022 By Sudarshan Varadhan, A. Ananthalakshmi and Ahmed Farhatha SRIPERUMBUDUR, India — For women who assembled iPhones at a Foxconn plant in southern India, crowded dorms without flush toilets...
Business Continuity Firm Agility Recovery Acquires Chicago’s Recovery Solutions October 2, 2020 Agility Recovery, a Denver-based provider of business continuity services for banking and insurance companies, has acquired Chicago, Illinois-based Recovery Solutions....
Germany’s Rhine River at Dangerously Low Levels, Which Could Disrupt Shipping June 9, 2020 By Jack Wittels and William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River is entering dry summer months with water levels at their lowest in two decades, prompting fears of...
Europe Faces Sweltering Summer with Below-Average Rainfall: Scientists May 18, 2020 By Jonathan Tirone Europe is set for a sweltering and tinder dry summer this year, posing trouble for farmers, utilities and transportation on...
German Economy Relies on Rhine River – But Levels Are Low Without April Rainfall April 28, 2020 By William Wilkes and Brian Parkin Germany’s spring showers haven’t materialized this year, and that’s drying out the country’s most important river, prompting concerns that key...