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Kitchen and Laundry Appliances in Short Supply  Need a new appliance for your kitchen or laundry room?  You may have to wait.  In addition to a shipping and supply chain backlog, there is also a manufacturing delay.  For some high-end brands, the delay is anywhere...

Chlorox Ramps up Use of Contract Manufacturers  To avoid the impact of raw material shortages, Chlorox has escalated its use of contract manufacturers from 20% to nearly 50% of shipments.  Although it does not intend to rely on third party suppliers and manufacturers...

Is a New Federal Office Coming Soon to Manage Supply Chain Crises?  Frustrated by supply chain disruption and risk to the American economy, a group of bipartisan legislators have proposed the creation of the Office of Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response within...

Manufacturing Technology Orders Increase in 2021  According to the Association for Manufacturing Technology, orders for manufacturing technology increased 9% from May to June 2021, a period which also recorded 42% more orders than last June.  In short, this means that...

Chinese Rare Earth Mineral Bet Relies on Taliban     Much has changed in the past twenty years since the United States invaded Afghanistan.  The world was a much less sophisticated place, in terms of technology.  In 2001, there were no iPhones or Android...

Walmart’s New Business:  Last Mile Delivery   Walmart is launching Walmart GoLocal, a new white label delivery service for companies other than its own.  The new service includes product delivery with multiple timelines and complex delivery requirements.  Walmart...

Amazon Continues Its Ongoing Investments in Future Growth   Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruption has erupted and waned.  As businesses were in lockdown, production was impacted, and goods were not able to reach retail and consumer...

Going Up:  Industrial Real Estate Rents Escalate Due to Demand   With vacancy US vacancy rates at a record low of 4.5% in Q2 for industrial real estate, demand continues to outpace supply.  The asking rent for industrial space shot up 6.8% year-over-year, largely...