France struggles with mustard shortage It is likely that French consumers will see a lack of mustard in shops in the coming months due to a shortage of mustard seeds. …
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Drug producers supplying NHS face supply chain crisis The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom is facing a shortage of medicines which are relied on by hundreds of …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 07/09/2021 – 07/15/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottIntel plans a $20 billion semiconductor factory in Europe US chip manufacturer Intel has indicated that investment in its planned European $20 billion semiconductor factory could be spread across several …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 06/04/2021 – 06/10/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottSupply disruptions cause dip in German industrial orders German industrial orders decreased unexpectedly in April on falling domestic demand, as supply chain disruptions held back manufacturers in Europe’s largest economy. …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 05/21/2021 – 05/27/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottEU ready to invest significant funds in chip sector The European Union is ready to commit significant funds to expand European semiconductor manufacturing and support its computer chip supply chain, …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 04/30/2021 – 05/06/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottAmazon spending big to take on UPS and FedEx Amazon is investing heavily in adding more warehouse and growing its fleet of airplanes, trucks and vans. The company revealed last …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 03/19/2021 – 03/25/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottFactory fire adds to computer chip supply crisis One of the car industry’s biggest computer chip suppliers has warned that a major fire at one of its factories in Japan …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 03/12/2021 – 03/18/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottVolkswagen to build 6 electric vehicle battery factories in Europe German multinational automotive manufacturing company Volkswagen is planning to become the world’s biggest electric car maker by building six battery …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 03/05/2021 – 03/11/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottModerna and IBM to team up on COVID-19 vaccine tracking Pharmaceutical company Moderna is teaming up with IBM to explore how technology such as AI, blockchain and hybrid cloud could …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 02/26/2021 – 03/04/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice Scott$5.6bn green fund to buy liquified natural gas-powered vessels for Japan’s shippers With Japan’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Tokyo-based Anchor Ship Partners will launch an …