Our guest in this week's episode is Glenn Richey, the chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management at Auburn University. He discusses the product shortages and supply chain delays that most of us have experienced. Richey shares why these problems are occurring, how long it all might last, and what can be done short term to alleviate supply chain pressures.

The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved new legislation to further regulate maritime shipping as a way of dealing with supply chain delays. In particular the bill addresses some of the current practices of ocean carriers. The bill now moves on to the Senate. We discuss the merits of the legislation and the reaction from the supply chain community.

Logistics activity continued its growth surge in November, according to the latest Logistics Managers' Index report, or LMI. We take a look at the numbers and what they mean.

DC Velocity's sister publication CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly has a new 11-episode limited podcast series called the Top 10 Supply Chain Threats. Each week, a different threat to our supply chains is discussed, including capacity constraints, labor shortages, inflation and economics, weather-related issues, component and product shortages, digitalization, automation, and much more. Subscribe at your favorite podcast platform. Search "Top 10 Supply Chain Threats."

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Guest: Glenn Richey of Auburn Univ. on product shortages; The House tackles problems at sea; Logistics continues strong upward growth.