We’ve talked about the global shortage in semiconductor chips, but guess what’s the latest product shortage? Who would have thought that ketchup (or tomato sauce depending on where you live) ould be the latest coveted product. With COVID-19 shutting down a lot of in-person dining and forcing restaurants to focus on take-out and delivery – which…
Global Pandemic? Don’t tell semiconductor chip makers and the product manufacturers that need them. Supply chains aren’t just dealing with shipping containers getting stuck in the Suez Canal, there’s a global semiconductor chip shortage but why? Reuters, explains: Sanctions against Chinese companies Manufacturers are stockpiling chips for fear of on-going shortages (thus exascerbating the problem)…
We’ve already started seeing robots being integrated in the warehouse environment and with e-commerce sales skyrocketing around the world, fulfillment centers need all the help they can get to fulfill orders. Now, Boston Dynamics, more known for their dancing robots, are entering into the ring with their own warehouse robot, named: Stretch. Stretch is able…
By now, you’ve heard about the container ship that’s stuck and blocking the Suez Canal. Supply chains are already experiencing difficulties with insufficient chip supplies, furniture items are consistently on back order and now with the blockage of the Suez Canal, this impacts supply chains for oil, grains and automobiles (to name a few). The…
Talk about large supply chains, apparently Apple is SO big that they have staff who’s single responsibility is to negotiate the price of glue…[via Trung Phan] Apple is so size that it has supply chain employees who have one responsibility: negotiating down the price of glue. pic.twitter.com/8CR789MS76 — Trung Phan ???????? (@TrungTPhan) February 18, 2021…
As EV car adoption increases globally and car manufacturers declaring their move to 100% electric vehicles in the coming decade, the demand for battery materials is (and will) surge. And as the US-China trade war rages on, China may be considering throttling supply of rare earth materials needed in the manufacturing of electric vehicles and…
I went to Tom Lee Music to purchase a digital piano recently. When I asked the staff about availability, he mentioned, “We have no stock of the black coloured model and only one left of the white coloured model.” Before I could as more, he added, “I don’t know when we’ll get more stock in…
As the global pandemic continues to rage on, global supply chains are still being impacted – finding it hard to keep up with demand. Supply chains are having a tough time keeping up with the demand as e-commerce sales around the world have surged. Consumers seem to be riding out the pandemic by spending more…
As e-commerce is experiencing massive growth, the logistics services side is struggling to keep up with demand. GM (the American car manufacturer), has launched a new division, named BrightDrop [via Morning Brew]. This new division supplies electric vehicles in the B2B space. The vehicles are tied to a software platform as well enabling easy fleet management,…
Amazon’s growth can be partially explained by its ability to turn their own internal tools & need into profit centres (e.g. Amazon Cloud Services, Fulfillment by Amazon, etc). Anyone in the e-commerce space knows shipping is one of the largest (and expensive costs) expense in such a business. So, it makes sense Amazon looked to…