"As businesses continue to face record-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges, rising interest rates, and a difficult labor market, NACD has major concerns that the reconciliation package passed today by the Senate will only add more fuel to the fire..." stated National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer.
The 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report explores how supply chain sustainability (SCS) practices are being implemented globally and what that means for professionals, enterprises, industries, and the planet.
In a White House ceremony on June 16, President Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (S. 3580), legislation that will take key steps toward easing current supply chain challenges.
While morale was overall boosted as the city of Shanghai opened in early June, companies that rely on ocean shipping understand this will soon lead to a massive influx in ships leaving Shanghai and arriving at their intended destinations, including the U.S. West Coast.
The Russian assault on Ukraine began in earnest on February 24, 2022. As NATO and countries around the world work together to support Ukraine and pressure Vladimir Putin to cease this unwarranted aggression, the Ukrainian people have shown incredible bravery, resilience, and strength. What are the war’s ramifications for our industry, as well as the end-use sectors that we support?
National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer issued a statement after President Biden’s inaugural State of the Union in which he addressed anticompetitive practices by ocean shipping companies.
The National Association of Chemical Distributors offers its recommendations on changes that must be implemented to address the current supply chain crisis and to help ensure supply chain efficiency in the future.
During the Eastern Coatings Show, Michael Levely, Sr. Director of Supply Chain at Dow, gave an excellent timeline and explanation (with interesting statistics) of why the supply chain is so extremely stressed today.