The concept of supply and demand is a fundamental principle in economics that affects our daily lives in numerous ways. At its core, supply refers to the quantity of a product or service available in ...

Supply chains have had a tumultuous few years, beginning in 2020, when COVID-19 upended legacy global supply chains. More recently, the “TikTok-ification” of retail has companies like Shein and Temu ...

The electronics supply chain outlook for 2026 favours organisations that design for disruption rather than attempt to predict it. The strongest performers are those able to absorb shocks, adjust ...

The return of sweeping tariffs under the new administration has sent ripples through global supply chains, creating a landscape of uncertainty that businesses need to navigate carefully. While tariffs ...

As global supply chains continue to face challenges in 2024, a potential paradigm shift in U.S. trade policy looms on the horizon. The prospect of dramatically increased tariffs—up to 60% on Chinese ...

Extended producer responsibility (EPR) often is described as a cornerstone of the circular economy. And it is. By shifting the financial and operational responsibility for packaging waste to producers ...

On January 13 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing three policy approaches to the ...

The pace of job growth cooled through mid-2025, while the unemployment rate rose relatively little. This seeming puzzle is explained by an even stepdown of labor supply and demand, meaning slowing ...

Tariffs act like a sudden change to cross-market “transshipment cost”—they raise the effective price of moving components or finished goods across borders. Classic operations models predict that when ...