Tag: supply chains
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For all we may talk about software eating the world, it’s clear (and became a lot clearer during the PPE shortages of the early pandemic) that the physical world still… more ›
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Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here. Or just read on… Last week, the Washington, D.C.… more ›
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Global shortages of many goods reflect the disruption of the pandemic combined with decades of companies limiting their inventories. In the story of how the modern world was constructed, Toyota… more ›
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Henry Ford left little to chance. To ensure raw materials reached his slick new production lines, the U.S. automobile pioneer owned everything from coal mines in West Virginia to rubber… more ›
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Want the lowdown on what’s moving Asia’s markets in your inbox every morning? Sign up here. Zhang Yiming built ByteDance Ltd. into the world’s most valuable private company via a string… more ›
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Luxury brands can no longer map their future without partnerships with e-commerce giants. At first glance, Louis Vuitton and JD.com make an unlikely pair. Louis Vuitton is the epitome of glamour, French mystique, and… more ›
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HSINCHU, Taiwan — Chuang Cheng-deng’s modest rice farm is a stone’s throw from the nerve center of Taiwan’s computer chip industry, whose products power a huge share of the world’s… more ›
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Swiss watchmakers are still churning out too many timepieces despite production cuts following a Covid-induced sales slump, according to the head of Hermes International’s horology unit. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/hermes-tells-swiss-to-stop-feeding-a-luxury-watch-supply-glut more ›
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Food scientists and marketers are creating healthy, plant-based, imitation tuna, crab, and shrimp that look and taste like the real thing. Many of the most popular seafoods now suddenly face… more ›