Growing protests in the world’s biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy crisis and inflation.
Category: Supply Chain
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Cardboard Has Taken Over Our Lives. Where Does It Come From?
A journey to the corrugated core of the 21st-century economy.
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Billions of Dollars at Stake in a Puzzling Holiday Shopping Season
It promises to be unpredictable, with retailers and consumers still figuring out how much will be spent and on what kinds of goods.
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Thanksgiving and Inflation: The Cost of the Holiday This Year
Holiday costs from groceries to travel are up, and consumers have been willing to pay them.
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Chinese Government Steps In to Help Apple
The government has sought out military veterans and Communist Party members to try to help an Apple supplier address a labor shortage at a major factory.
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Why Does Fashion Love This Radical Anticapitalist Concept?
“Degrowth” has been the buzzword of sustainable fashion conversations in 2022. But is it a realistic goal when the fashion industry only seems to be getting bigger?
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Engineers From Taiwan Bolstered China’s Chip Industry. Now They’re Leaving.
The lure of money and new opportunities enticed talent to work in China’s semiconductor plants. The looming Cold War in tech changed the calculus.
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Higher Costs and Long Delays Push Developers to Adapt
Hammered by supply chain woes and fluctuations in demand, builders have learned to become more adept managing challenges.
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What One Importer’s Legal Fight Says About the Power of Cargo Giants
The Biden administration has vowed to crack down on abuses by ocean carriers. But cases at the Federal Maritime Commission reveal the challenges of the campaign.
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‘No Jobs Available’: The Feast or Famine Careers of America’s Port Drivers.
Consumer demand has cooled, leaving fewer containers to pick up on the West Coast. For Marshawn Jackson, a truck driver paid by the delivery, that means a hard scrabble to make ends meet.