January ‘22 at-a-glance … regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s proposed vaccine or testing mandate for companies with 100+ employees Jan. 13. […]
January ’22 at-a-glance … supply chain
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), the first major update to U.S. maritime law in 20 years, passed the House […]
January ’22 at-a-glance … taxes, tariffs & trade
Approximately $5.5 billion of EU steel and $1.2 billion of EU aluminum imports with these HTS codes are now able to come […]
U.S. ranks high on assessment of where to locate production facilities
A new study by KPMG and the Manufacturing Institute compares the cost of doing business in the U.S. with 16 […]
Retaining younger talent demands innovative approaches
Gartner’s How to Retain Gen Z and Millennial Supply Chain Talent identifies increasing work flexibility as the leading approach for […]
January ’22 at-a-glance … energy
Now that DOE is revisiting test procedures and energy-conservation standards, it also has reactivated the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal […]
December at-a-glance … energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Federal Register notice revising the test procedure interim waiver process adopted in […]
December at-a-glance … taxes, tariffs & trade
NAFEM provided comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) about its concerns with the tariff rate quota (TRQ) that […]
December at-a-glance … regulations
The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) was ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit […]
December at-a-glance … supply chain
U.S. retailers Target and Walmart report higher inventories than last year, with Walmart reporting U.S. inventories up 11.5%. Additionally, FedEx […]
Expect significant changes in air travel by 2030
In the next installment of McKinsey’s The Next Normal series, the consultancy discusses advanced air mobility (AAM). It estimates that […]
Despite supply chain challenges, Santa set to depart Dec. 24
Continuing the holiday tradition, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will again track Santa’s progress online, by phone at […]