Monthly Archives: September 2011

Growing supply shortages of rare-earth mineral neodymium is creating a monopoly that is beinn exploited by Chinese electronics manufacturers to hike the cost of consumer electronics, recent reports claim.

Up to two-thirds of the supply-chain costs incurred by supermarket retailers are incurred in transporting the goods the last mile to the store, claims new research.

Experts have warned that the global market for tantalum – a key element used in electronics capacitors – will probably experience “hard times” as major supply shortfalls begin to bite.

Campbell Soup Company has reported that supply chain reorganisation efforts contributed to a $63m hit to its 2011 financial results.