by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 17, 2025 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
The presence of harmful PFAS chemicals revealed in formal declarations by companies increased by 30% between January and June of 2025, according to one report, showing how companies must confront just how pervasive these so-called “forever chemicals” have...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 17, 2025 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
Future-focused manufacturers are using artificial intelligence to proactively shift their supply chain strategy as tariffs disrupt global markets.Tariffs used to be slow-moving, background considerations for organizations as they built forecasts and strategies for the...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 16, 2025 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
Greg Husisian, a trade attorney with Foley & Lardner, predicts how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the legality of President Trump’s tariffs. In imposing virtually across-the-board tariffs on U.S. trading partners, Trump has mostly invoked the International...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 15, 2025 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
The past five years have tested global supply chains like never before. From the pandemic’s seismic disruptions to geopolitical conflicts and extreme weather events, businesses have faced relentless volatility. The companies that emerged stronger didn’t just weather...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 12, 2025 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
The plight of ethnic Uyghurs in China runs much deeper than it might appear at first glance.Much of the world is at least generally aware of the treatment of the ethnic Uyghur population in what China calls the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the northwestern...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 11, 2025 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
In the Southeast United States, hurricanes and floods that have been occurring with more frequency and intensity have exposed the weak links in the country’s medical supply chains. And as warmer oceans have supercharged these storms, the ongoing change in...
