Stories Tagged as
Supply chains
New vessels expected to lead to lower ocean shipping rates
Aug 12, 2024
Rates have come down slightly in the last few weeks,
Small businesses could see big gains by boosting productivity
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 25, 2024
And they can achieve that through better collaboration with companies big and small in their industries.
How crews on cargo ships stranded in Baltimore are working to maintain good "seafarer culture"
Apr 5, 2024
Ship crews are used to a life in motion. Now the mostly international workers could be stuck in port for weeks.
Despite problems in the Red Sea and Panama Canal, shipping costs are falling
by
Justin Ho
Feb 19, 2024
Carriers are figuring out how to reduce risk and deal with disruptions caused by the Houthis' attacks and low water levels in shipping lanes.
The scariest part of Halloween: supply chains
Oct 2, 2023
Consumers may spend a record $12.2 billion this year — that's the treat. But sellers may need tricks to bring their goods to market.
After three turbulent years, supply chains are finally back to normal
by
Henry Epp
May 17, 2023
Three years after the start of the pandemic, inventories are down and supply chains are less volatile.
The price of lumber is way down, but that won't do much to bring down new home prices
by
Henry Epp
Apr 7, 2023
Lumber prices have stabilized after unprecedented volatility.
For public good, not for profit.
Holding excess inventory keeps getting pricier for this manufacturer
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Livi Burdette
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 9, 2023
As the global supply chain smooths out its kinks, warehouse costs are top of mind for the Legacy Companies.
A 118-year-old department store perseveres in a tenuous economy
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Jarrett Dang
Feb 17, 2023
How a department store more than a century old has survived two pandemics, the Great Depression, and multiple recessions.
Business inventories are finally rebounding, a sign of a healing supply chain
by
Justin Ho
Feb 8, 2023
In January, business inventories expanded. That's a positive sign about the economy's health.