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Sally Miller, the global chief information officer at DHL Supply Chain, has deployed more than 8,000 robotics systems across the…
Supply shocks weren’t random. They were strategic—and should be seen as ‘supply coercion’ instead
As the Federal Reserve considers how to respond to the latest inflationary spike, a former central banker has warned that…
Japanese snack giant resorts to black-and-white bags of potato chips as Iran War literally sucks color out of the world
The biggest snack maker in Japan is making some of its packaging black and white as the Iran war disrupts…
Iran war triggers Asian plastic shortage, may spur ‘Middle East plus one’ supply chain rethink
Asia’s oil crisis is quickly worsening into a full-blown material shortage, as falling stockpiles of plastics threaten industries as far…
Asia is being hammered by the Iran conflict’s economic fallout. The U.S. has the playbook to help—and every reason to
Wendy Cutler is Senior Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. …
Your laundry bill is about to get more expensive—and Unilever says the Iran war is partly to blame
Consumers may be feeling the effects of global energy disruptions not only at the pump but also on laundry day. …
As the U.S.-Israeli-Iran conflict rattles oil markets, Japanese consumers are stockpiling toilet paper—a product with no connection to the disruptions…
The Strait of Hormuz is the fourth large supply shock this decade. Welcome to the new era of global disorder
In 2020, Covid shut down global supply chains and sent inflation surging. In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a…
This AI company is helping businesses navigate new tariff chaos after the Supreme Court ruling
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition…A chaotic AI summit in India ends with some voluntary commitments…
Walmart’s women truckers surge thanks to $115,000 starting pay and other perks bringing in nontraditional candidates
While the rest of the trucking industry faces a driver shortage, Walmart has managed to boost its driver numbers with…












