We hear a lot about the shortage of semiconductors these days in the news, and the complaints are especially loud in the automotive sector. On top of that, many new students coming to campus this fall will find that there will be a shortage of laptops for many of them…. So what’s the deal? Why
What’s in store for 2022? Many analysts are asking this question – as they weigh off the good news from earnings season, against the warnings of the Fed that inflation will result in increased interest rates. However, one thing I don’t hear a lot of people talk about is the impact that clogged supply chains
Welcome to 2021! At the beginning of each year, I typically put together some predictions about what to expect in the supply chain world in the next year. Umm…. I didn’t do so well in 2020…. About the only predictions I think I did okay on were the continued movement towards localized supply chains, and
Michael Ungar, director of the Resilience Research Center at Dalhousie University, describes how the coronavirus pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the way that companies have been doing business. The pandemic has served to uncover a number of structural weaknesses that existed in the business world long before the current crisis. They include a lack of
Editor’s note: The following column by Eric Allais, president and CEO, PathGuide Technologies, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column, a series featuring ideas, opinions and insights from end-users, analysts, systems integrators and OEMs. Click here to learn about submitting a column for consideration. —————- Hiring managers for warehouses and distribution centers will be the