Supply Chain

March ’22 at-a-glance … supply chain

On March 3, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology heard from Daniel Maffei, chair of the Federal […]


03.24.2022

Recent survey finds supply chain pressures continue to stymie members

Supply chain challenges impinging the ability to fulfill orders, control costs and grow are expected to be the same or […]


02.24.2022

February ’22 at-a-glance … supply chain

In anticipation of the Senate beginning to consider the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), passed by the House passed late […]


02.24.2022

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 […]


12.16.2021

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 […]


12.16.2021

November at-a-glance … supply chain

In response to President Biden’s call to encourage every link in the goods movement supply chain to move to a […]


11.18.2021

Section 232 tariffs removed on EU steel and aluminum imports

Under a new agreement reached by the U.S. and EU, Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs will end and be […]


11.18.2021

October at-a-glance … supply chain

Shipping issues continue to plague businesses around the world. Although industry leaders do not expect the challenges to subside anytime […]


10.28.2021

September at-a-glance … supply chain

Supply chain issues caused by component shortages, shipping challenges and tariffs continue to plague NAFEM members. These ongoing disruptions impact […]


09.30.2021

Building the supply chain of the future; learn from today’s leaders

Analysts at Gartner released the firm’s annual global Supply Chain Top 25. The report highlights the best practices of companies […]


09.30.2021