News Round Up

Chain Reaction

All things impacting global supply chains this week with Tony Hines.

• Amazon lays off 18,000 employees in the US, Canada and Costa Rica
• Do you get the support you need from your C Suite?
• Building sustainable supply chains - what to do.
• Fairtrade tool for mapping sustainability and human rights issues - what does your risk map look like?
  Identifying risks is the first step to tackling them – Fairtrade launches new map -
• How is inflation impacting your supply chain?
• Intel woes as rivals chip away at profits.
• US secures deals with the Netherlands and Japan regarding chips
• China and the US in spats over WTO arrangements.
• Australia and Germany announce hydrogen supply chain investment.
• Japan invests in carbon capture capacity.
• Oil and energy prices lower which is helping lower inflation.
• H&M falling profits in fast fashion
• Flybe goes into administration for a second time
• Boeing and Airbus employ more as production ramps up.
• Amazon announces it is to charge for fresh food deliveries under $150.
• Next week what will the major central banks do with interest rates?
• Theft in the supply chain.
• Are you and your supply chain at risk?
• Food supply chains become more costly to operate especially in chilled foods.
• Optimize, minimize, synthesize - keep your supply chains smooth - Listen to the Chain Reaction systems thinking edition.
• Final thoughts.

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About Tony Hines and the Chain Reaction Podcast – All About Supply Chain Advantage

I have been researching and writing about supply chains for over 25 years. I wrote my first book on supply chain strategies in the early 2000s. The latest edition is published in 2024 available from Routledge, Amazon and all good book stores. Each week we have special episodes on particular topics relating to supply chains. We have a weekly news round up every Saturday at 12 noon. All things impacting global supply chains in that week, so come and join us on the Chain Reaction podcast. I look forward to seeing you there.
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