Supply Chain Research

A late surge in global shipping volumes in Q3 has led to logistics firms including UPS and C.H. Robinson to deliver better revenue growth than analysts expected. The construction machinery industry has been left behind in the industrial supply chain recovery. Also: Illinois Tool Works latches onto fastener growth after Q3 downturn; U.S. trade remains depressed as exports struggle outside farm goods; unhappy Halloween ahead with rise of pandemic measures, clown outfit imports; WTO remains headless after U.S. rejects conclave results; EU’s reinforced enforcement aimed at Trump 2, post-Brex...