Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-05-21
Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-05-21
Here are today's top healthcare supply chain stories.
EU lawmakers back US trade pact with built-in safeguards
The European Parliament and EU Council agreed to eliminate tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, retaining the power to suspend cuts if Washington D.C. exceeds the agreed-upon duties.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Muted peak season expected as ocean shippers delay contract signing
Despite market uncertainty, some shippers like Bob’s Discount Furniture and Dollar Tree have expressed confidence in their ocean freight contracts.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Havertys Furniture battles rising fuel costs across supply chain
The retailer is facing elevated vendor input costs and higher delivery fleet expenses as Iran war ripple effects challenge the furniture industry.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
FedEx board approves trucking business spinoff
A new stand-alone FedEx Freight may resemble a start-up, but the LTL carrier is far from it, experts say.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Under Armour reaches 25% SKU reduction goal
The retailer has made efforts to trim its product mix over the last two years as part of a more disciplined inventory management strategy.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
How big and small PBMs drive biosimilars adoption
Big pharmacy benefit managers such as Optum Rx can offer private-label biosimilars. Smaller rivals have to be more creative.
Buying pulsed field ablation systems: What hospitals should know
Pulsed field ablation competition heats up as Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Abbott and Kardium vie for hospital adoption.
City of Hope convenes HHS, NIH and leading cancer institutions to advance microbiome science
A scientific symposium on the microbiome’s impact on cancer prevention and treatment brings together top U.S. health officials and leaders and scientists from NCI-designated comprehensive cancer cente
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