Browsing: supply chains
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…
Kimberly-Clark exec says old bosses would compare her to their daughters when she got promoted
Women have their own unique set of challenges in the workforce; the “motherhood penalty” can set them back $500,000, their…
The world is about $4.5 trillion short of securing a sustainable food supply for the future, global food and ag business CEO says
The world has a major supply gap when it comes to growing enough crops to sustain humanity—and innovations to mitigate…
Corning CEO says Steve Jobs pressured him into making all the screens for the first iPhone: ‘Do you know what your biggest problem is? You’re afraid’
When Steve Jobs needed glass screens for the first iPhone in 2007, he didn’t just place an order with Corning.…












