Peter S. Goodman
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How the Supply Chain Crunch is Hurting California Farmers.
As shipping companies concentrate on the most lucrative routes from China to California, almond growers are struggling to transport their wares.
This Is What Happens When Globalization Breaks Down
The story of one shipping container from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States traces the arc of a global supply...
New Supply Chain Risk: 22,000 Dockworkers Who May Soon Strike
With the contract of union workers at West Coast ports nearing expiration, the prospect of a labor impasse threatens another shock to the global economy.
A Plastic Factory Feels the Sting of Rising Energy Prices
Rising energy costs are lifting the prices of key materials and intensifying inflation, compounding supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic.
A Normal Supply Chain? It’s ‘Unlikely’ in 2022.
The chaos at ports, warehouses and retailers will probably persist through the year, and perhaps even longer.
How the Supply Chain Upheaval Became a Life-or-Death Threat
A maker of medical devices can’t keep up with customer demand as the shortage of computer chips puts it in competition with bigger companies with...
Supply Chain Snarls for Cars on Display at a Kansas Terminal
A shipping terminal in Kansas reveals the fundamental problem — no one can plan, and no one is sure what will happen next.
Powell’s Books Survived Amazon. Can It Reinvent Itself After the Pandemic?
As much as any city, Portland, Ore., has been through hell. Its landmark store, Powell’s Books, must finally build a viable online business while recapturing...
Supply Chain Shortages: Your Questions Answered
Confession: We didn’t even have a logistics beat before the pandemic. Now we do. Here’s what we’ve learned about the global supply chain disruption.
Global Supply Shortages Reach All the Way to a Haitian Aid Group
Continuing disruption to factory production and bottlenecks in shipping are leaving nonprofit groups short of goods for vulnerable communities worldwide.