Today: September 15, 2024
Today: September 15, 2024

Supply Chain

Business

Lego's ESG dilemma: Why an abandoned plan to use recycled plastic bottles is a wake-up call for supply chain sustainability

Corporate supply chains are riddled with high, uncounted emissions, as Lego discovered. New regulations mean more companies will face tough, sometimes surprising, choices.

Lego's ESG dilemma: Why an abandoned plan to use recycled plastic bottles is a wake-up call for supply chain sustainability
Business

Air Lease doubts if Boeing, Airbus can meet annual delivery targets

Air Lease on Monday cast doubt on whether planemakers Boeing and Airbus would hit their 2023 delivery targets due to quality issues at their suppliers.

Air Lease doubts if Boeing, Airbus can meet annual delivery targets
Business

Emerson Electric misses estimates for fourth-quarter sales, profit

U.S. industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric Co on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter sales and profit below Wall Street estimates, hit by supply chain disruptions.

Emerson Electric misses estimates for fourth-quarter sales, profit
Business

Target forecasts strong holiday-quarter profit on lower inventory levels, supply-chain costs

Target on Wednesday forecast holiday-quarter profit largely above Wall Street expectations as the big-box retailer benefits from easing supply-

Target forecasts strong holiday-quarter profit on lower inventory levels, supply-chain costs
Economy

Citi CEO Fraser touts 'clear benefits' of diversifying supply chains

Geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic shocks are spurring businesses and governments into reconfiguring their supply chains, and the increased focus on diversification is leading to "

Citi CEO Fraser touts 'clear benefits' of diversifying supply chains
Business

Western lithium, graphite miners boost prices for ESG-friendly supply

Western lithium and graphite miners have started charging the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain higher prices for their material, meeting demand for

Western lithium, graphite miners boost prices for ESG-friendly supply
Business

Chipmaker Analog Devices' forecasts held back by inventory corrections

Chipmaker Analog Devices projected first-quarter revenue and profit below market estimates on Tuesday, as it grapples with the ongoing supply glut in the semiconductor industry.

Chipmaker Analog Devices' forecasts held back by inventory corrections
Business

Taiwanese Tesla supplier Hota retools supply chain with first US factory

For years, Hota Industrial Mfg.

Taiwanese Tesla supplier Hota retools supply chain with first US factory
Economy

Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers

Toymaker Basic Fun's team that oversees ocean shipments of Tonka trucks and Care Bears for Walmart and other retailers is racing to reroute cargo away from

Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers
Economy

NY Fed says global supply chain pressures eased in December

By Michael S.

NY Fed says global supply chain pressures eased in December
Business

Delta Air Lines cuts 2024 profit outlook on supply chain, economic risks

Delta Air Lines on Friday scaled down its profit outlook for the current year, citing supply chain issues and macroeconomic uncertainties, sending its shares

Delta Air Lines cuts 2024 profit outlook on supply chain, economic risks
Business

Tractor Supply sees delayed deliveries due to Red Sea disruptions

Deliveries for U.S. retailer Tractor Supply Co have been delayed anywhere from two to 20-plus days as major container ship operators re-route vessels away

Tractor Supply sees delayed deliveries due to Red Sea disruptions
Economy

CEOs leave Davos to game out 2024 geopolitical scenarios

Business leaders in Davos say they are increasingly turning to scenario planning to safeguard supply chains and lessen the potential

CEOs leave Davos to game out 2024 geopolitical scenarios
Business

How hedge funds would trade Red Sea supply disruptions

Attacks in the Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi militants on shipping vessels have dealt global supply chains a

How hedge funds would trade Red Sea supply disruptions
Business

Small Boeing suppliers lament new turmoil around 737 planes

Rosemary and Larry Brester have been running Hobart Machined Products since 1978, milling and grinding metal to make

Small Boeing suppliers lament new turmoil around 737 planes
Business|News|World

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are idling car factories and delaying new fashion. Will it get worse?

Attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unraveled a key global trade route, forcing vessels into longer and more costly journeys around Africa

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are idling car factories and delaying new fashion. Will it get worse?
Business

Oil edges up as geopolitical concerns support prices

Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to fuel supply concerns.

Oil edges up as geopolitical concerns support prices
Business

Walmart and Adidas cargo aboard, one ship's voyage to avoid the Red Sea

When the Maersk Tanjong set sail from Thailand on Dec. 2, headed towards the Suez Canal to reach the U.S.

Walmart and Adidas cargo aboard, one ship's voyage to avoid the Red Sea
Business|News|World

Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says

A new report says automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure they are not using forced labor as part of their China supply chains

Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says
Business

New York Fed finds slightly higher supply chain pressure in January

By Michael S.

New York Fed finds slightly higher supply chain pressure in January
Business

Analysis-Boeing strikes conciliatory tone with suppliers amid 737 MAX crisis

Boeing executives extended an olive branch to the company's strained supply chain this week to help them deal with the fallout of the latest 737 MAX crisis, but

Analysis-Boeing strikes conciliatory tone with suppliers amid 737 MAX crisis
Business|Science

Airbus targets 800 aircraft deliveries for 2024 even as supply chain issues linger

Airbus says it plans to deliver more aircraft to customers in 2024 even as supply chain headaches continue to afflict the European airplane maker

Airbus targets 800 aircraft deliveries for 2024 even as supply chain issues linger
Business

Supply chain strains set to weigh on aviation industry bounce-back

Parts shortages and delivery delays plaguing the global aviation industry are easing, but could take up to two years to resolve,

Supply chain strains set to weigh on aviation industry bounce-back
Business

Aircraft lessor AerCap sees engine issues persisting through the decade

The world's largest aircraft lessor AerCap does not see the supply of engine parts catching up with demand by 2030, its chief executive said on Friday, a situation that will prolong

Aircraft lessor AerCap sees engine issues persisting through the decade
Business

US firms keen to diversify supply chains, 'supercharge' Thai investments, says US commerce secretary

Thailand is a top priority for U.S. multinational firms looking to diversify supply chains, and they are ready to "supercharge" investments into the country, U.S.

US firms keen to diversify supply chains, 'supercharge' Thai investments, says US commerce secretary

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