by Jurgen Frasch | Mar 25, 2026 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
Over the past several years, manufacturers have spent enormous effort redesigning supply chains around tariffs, geopolitical risk, and resilience. Production has shifted. Suppliers have diversified. “China Plus One” has become standard planning language.Yet one...
by Jurgen Frasch | Mar 25, 2026 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
Tariff changes are reshaping cross-border logistics, and have a growing impact on air cargo operations, says Scott Sangster, general manager of logistics service providers at Descartes.Elimination of the de minimis rule that permitted tax- and tariff-free imports...
by Jurgen Frasch | Mar 24, 2026 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
Jeff Lamb, partner at the Honigman law firm, explains how automotive suppliers and OEMs are faring in the wake of cancellation of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).Automotive original equipment manufacturers and suppliers...
by Jurgen Frasch | Mar 23, 2026 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
The U.K.’s National Farmers’ Union has warned that food prices in the U.K. are likely to go up as a result of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, reports BBC News.Iran’s continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has caused costs for fuel and fertilizer to...
by Jurgen Frasch | Mar 20, 2026 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
Simon Schropp, a director at the consulting firm BRG, explains how importers are coping with elimination of the de minimis duty exemption for small packages.Last August, the Trump Administration ended the rule that exempted from Customs duties imported packages with a...
by Jurgen Frasch | Mar 19, 2026 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
The microchips that power modern civilization, providing intelligence to everything from mobile phones to medical scanners, are facing increasing vulnerabilities. And while the impact on general consumers might come to mind first, the overlooked effect on the public...
