The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking change throughout the retail landscape, especially as it affects the balance between online purchases and traditional brick-and-mortar sales.
Corporate executives surveying the damage from their bruised supply chains are hearing lessons from the past about the risks of waiting too long to change.
Ray Huang, head of Asia and principal engineer with Exponent, provides an update on the progress of factories in Asia and elsewhere in resuming full operations — and discusses the obstacles that might stand in the way.
Challenge: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a U.S. restaurant chain faced unprecedented factors and unknowns, creating product volatility within its supply chain.
Robert Sanders, associate professor and chair of national security at the University of New Haven's Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice & Forensic Sciences, reviews the legal implications of lawsuits against China for botching that country's response in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.