Recent supply chain disruptions exposed many gaps in the global trading system and geopolitical forecasting, while underscoring dangerous and expensive weaknesses in supply chain management.

What might well be the most important supply chain in the world today is also one of the most backward, when it comes to automating key processes.

Jonathan Havens and Kermit Nash, partners in the law firm of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, review the experience of the food and beverage industry in the pandemic, in the form of lessons learned and possible permanent changes to the supply chain.

Why it's more important than ever for manufacturers and distributors to automate their supply chains, or pay the high costs associated with not going digital.

The pressure to develop a customer-centric supply chain has been growing for years, a timeline that was drastically accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic.