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Since the start of the tariff wars, geopolitical conflicts have upended international trade. To prevail in the coming years, supply chain managers must incorporate international relations into their planning and actions. | By Nick Vyas As a one-time operator of global supply chains, and now an academic who often consults with international  firms, I’ve …

By Eric Kulisch | November 7, 2022 After a three-year delay, a massive effort to consolidate and modernize air cargo facilities at Los Angeles International Airport has resumed. Last month, executives with Los Angeles World Airports, the city agency that runs LAX, sent out a request for proposals from private cargo facility developers to reimagine …

Humans, not technologies are the missing link for manufacturing and supply-chain success. For the manufacturing and supply chain sectors, the recent past has been formative—and pre-COVID, this “formative recent past” would have referred to the disruptive shift toward Industry 4.0 technologies, including the IoT (Internet of Things). However, considering the pandemic, the formative recent past …

By Eric Kulisch | October 6, 2022 A long-stalled redevelopment of crowded and obsolete cargo warehouses at Los Angeles International Airport is finally underway after city officials recently requested proposals for the wholesale redevelopment of 27 cargo buildings. The solicitation in September only covers the first phase of modernization but implies that most of the …

By CBSLA Staff | September 14, 2022   Southern Californians who depend on Metrolink and Amtrak may need to find a new way to get from point A to point B if a strike can’t be averted. In the United States, 12 unions represent tens of thousands of rail workers. While a majority of the …

As global supply chains continue to struggle, USC Marshall brings top industry professionals to discuss solutions. Over 1,500 supply chain professionals attended the 10th annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit which took place August 11-12 on the USC University Park Campus.   “It’s been a journey,” said Nick Vyas, executive director of Marshall’s Randall R. Kendrick …

The U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles is set to be sold for 34% less than the $650-million valuation it had in 2019.   (Richard Vogel / Associated Press)   California office spaces are expected to keep getting emptier and their rent prices will likely keep declining for years as the fallout of the …

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Four months into the coronavirus pandemic, and the race to find disinfectant wipes continues.   “I figured the rush would be over and people would relax a little bit, but I think they’re still hoarding,” Sean Sphisak, a shopper, said. “There’s none,” Angel Gonzalez, another shopper, said. “I’ve gone to all these grocery …

Meghan McCarty Carino | July 22, 2022   Truck drivers blocked entrance to the Port of Oakland this week, shutting down some operations, and the ports of L.A. and Long Beach saw smaller demonstrations last week. All were organized to protest a California labor law, AB 5, that has run afoul of independent truck drivers, …