Tag: Supply chains
Mercedes star manufacturer bankrupt: wave of bankruptcies in the auto industry can no longer be stopped
Mercedes star manufacturer bankrupt The wave of bankruptcies in the auto industry can no longer be stopped By Helmut Becker 11/27/2022 1:07 p.m Shortage of semiconductors, supply chain problems, rising…
Fight against supply chain bottlenecks: German industry fills up the camps
Fight against supply chain bottlenecks German industry fills up the camps 11/23/2022 1:27 p.m The industry has been fighting supply bottlenecks since the pandemic. In order to prevent future disruptions,…
Public shaming with Climate Trace: Do climate sinners belong in the environmental pillory?
Public shaming is not without controversy, but it happens more often than you think: in Slovenia there is an online pillory for tax evaders, in the USA for people who…
Panic mood in the economy: Germany is threatened with de-industrialization
Panic mood in the economy Germany is threatened with de-industrialization 10/07/2022 5:37 p.m Germany owes its prosperity to industry. But the rapidly increasing gas and electricity prices could be the…
IFO registers change of strategy: delivery bottlenecks are forcing many companies to rethink
IFO registers change of strategy Delivery bottlenecks are forcing many companies to rethink 06.10.2022, 3:00 p.m Not only rising energy and raw material costs, but also the increasingly unpredictable logistics…
Demand is only growing in China: Manufacturers are probably selling fewer cars than expected
Demand is growing only in China Manufacturers are probably selling fewer cars than expected 09/01/2022, 05:01 p.m Sales by German carmakers are weakening in Europe and the USA. Once again,…
First layoffs in retail: IFO: Companies are looking for employees despite signs of a crisis
First layoffs in retail IFO: Companies are looking for employees despite signs of a crisis 08/29/2022, 09:51 am The crisis is becoming more likely, but the majority of companies want…
Problems with e-scooter production: “Supplier sold our idea as his own”
Problems with e-scooter production “Supplier had sold our idea as his own” 08/27/2022 1:03 p.m The e-scooter startup Kumpan Electric got its components from Asia for a long time –…
Get out of the permanent crisis kink: Germany must change
Get out of the permanent crisis kink Germany has to change By Roland Lindenblatt 08/24/2022, 4:14 p.m Corona, war in Ukraine, energy crisis – the German economy is under constant…
Verdi agrees: collective bargaining dispute over workers in North Sea ports ended
Verdi agrees Collective bargaining dispute over workers in North Sea ports ended 08/23/2022, 7:18 p.m After tough negotiations with the ZDS, the Verdi trade union paves the way for a…
Union threatens operator: further strikes in British cargo port possible
Union threatens operator More strikes at UK cargo port possible 08/22/2022, 12:43 p.m Is the eight-day strike at Britain’s largest cargo port, Felixstowe, just the beginning? The Unite union is…
Cancellations due to Taiwan crisis: “Chip industry is panicking”
Cancellations due to the Taiwan crisis “Chip industry panics” 8/12/2022, 6:42 p.m Business is following the worsening of the Taiwan conflict with great concern. The chip industry is apparently already…