Supply Chain | Industrial Distribution

On the Rebound: ID's Big 50 COVID Update

Here’s what ID’s Big 50 List distributors have been saying lately about pandemic's ongoing business impacts.

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Defining Value in Aftermarket Supplier Selection

Supplier selection is far more than just parts. Here, bearings maker NSK dives into the factors to consider.

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7 Supply Chain Trends to Watch in 2021

They are trends that show the vital role of technology in the supply chain, and how its use has grown beyond inventory management and logistics.

A worker from Top Glove walks outside Top Glove factory in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, says it expects a two to four-week delay in deliveries after more than 2,000 workers at its factories were infected by the coronavirus, raising the possibility of supply disruptions during the pandemic.

Top Glove Says Outbreak Among Workers May Push Prices Up

A worker inspects disposable gloves at the Top Glove factory in Shah Alam on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Virus Outbreak Delays Production at World's Top Glove Maker

Flexibility, Infrastructure Brings Mfg. Growth to Texarkana

How Suppliers Use Consigned Inventory to Strengthen Distributor Relationships

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What Does Emergency Use for a COVID-19 Vaccine Mean?

The FDA has almost no experience granting emergency use for vaccines.

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Global Industrial Launches "Ready. Set. Vaccinate." Guide

It's the distributor's latest in a series of customer-based innovations since the pandemic began.

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World's Biggest Shipper Remains Wary of Pandemic

Global demand for containers is expected to contract by some 5% this year.

Sign limiting the quantity of paper towels customers can buy at a Target store in Bloomington, Minn., Nov. 17, 2020.

Toilet Paper Limits, Empty Shelves Are Back as Virus Surges

A surge of new coronavirus cases is sending people back to stores to stockpile again.

In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration Chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. The FAA is poised to clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly again after grounding the jets for nearly two years due to a pair of disastrous crashes that killed 346 people.

Boeing Max Jet Cleared to Fly

Regulators around the world grounded the Max in March 2019.

Vials used to prepare syringes in a first-stage safety study of the potential vaccine for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, March 16, 2020.

Who Will Be the First to Get COVID-19 Vaccines?

Once a vaccine gets a green light from the FDA, an expert panel will look at clinical trial data to determine next steps.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, left, and Minister of Trade Tran Tuan Anh applaud next to a screen showing Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan holding up the signed RCEP agreement, Hanoi, Nov. 15, 2020.

China, 14 Others Sign World's Biggest Trade Pact

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership encompasses nearly a third of all economic activity.

A Boeing 737 Max jet.

Boeing Suffers 2nd Consecutive Month With No Airline Orders

Customers canceled orders for 12 Max jets, and Boeing had to drop another 24 orders.

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US Metalworking Orders Jump Month-to-Month; Still Well Below 2019

Metal cutting, forming and fabricating orders had a large jump from August but is still pacing weak year-over-year.

Traffic passes the Boeing airplane production plant, in Everett, Wash.

EU Puts Tariffs on US but Hopes for Change with Biden

The $4 billion in new tariffs were imposed over illegal aid to Boeing.

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Xi Promises Chinese Development Plans Won't Hurt Trade

The president said China will become “the world’s market.”

European Council President Charles Michel addresses the chamber at the European Parliament in Brussels, Oct. 21, 2020.

EU Faces Trade Fights with US, No Matter Who Wins

Fundamental disputes that erupted — or in some cases, merely worsened — in the past four years may not be easy to resolve.