Healthcare

It's Crunch Time for World’s Supply Chains to Deliver Masks and Meat

April 17, 2020

COVID-19 is about to put the global trading system through its most dramatic stress-test since World War II, with supply lines for essential food and medical goods entering a critical phase as the pandemic peaks in the U.S. and Europe.

Automakers Will Need Months to Get Factories Up and Running

April 16, 2020

Bloomberg

Automakers are anxious to get their assembly lines rolling again, especially since leaving factories idle is costing them billions of dollars by the week.

The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation Partners with JOOR to Produce and Distribute Medical Supplies

April 13, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Lisa Morales-Hellebo and Brian Aoaeh, co-founders of The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation, recently announced a partnership with JOOR, a tech fashion wholesale platform that connects brand manufacturers and retailers, to produce and distribute medical supplies to thousands of healthcare professionals amidst the coronavirus crisis.

Satellites Are Helping to Track Food Supplies in Coronavirus Era

April 13, 2020

Bloomberg

As the coronavirus pandemic leads to anxiety over the strength of the world’s food supply chains, everyone from governments to banks are turning to the skies for help.

Despite Testing Improvements, U.S. Labs Face Endless Logistical Failures

April 8, 2020

Bloomberg

In the fight against COVID-19, U.S. hospitals, test manufacturers and labs have found themselves careening from one crisis to the next.

UneeQ Launches Free Digital Human Health Advisor to Fight COVID-19

April 7, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

UneeQ, a United States and New Zealand based digital human company, has launched a free COVID-19 health advisor designed to educate and help prevent the spread of misinformation, particularly among those with limited healthcare and medical literacy.

Jump Technologies Expands Inventory Tracking and Reporting Capabilities in its Free Hospital Supply Chain Platform

April 7, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Three weeks after offering its inventory management platform free of charge to hospitals battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Jump Technologies announced new capabilities in inventory tracking and reporting.

White House Pays Underwear Makers to Churn Out Millions of Masks

March 31, 2020

Bloomberg

Companies from New Balance and L.L. Bean in New England to Gap in California are contributing to an ever-widening emergency initiative, the likes of which hasn’t been seen for 80 years.

Trump’s Ventilator Demands Will Test Automaker Supply Chains

March 30, 2020

Bloomberg

Carmakers might seem unlikely candidates to build ventilators for coronavirus victims. But in fact they may be quite well-suited to churn out the highly intricate medical devices that are in critically short supply.

How Blockchain Technology Will Improve Mobile Healthcare

March 27, 2020

Stepan Shablinsky, SCB Contributor

The key concerns of healthcare management today are data processing and security. Both can be addressed with the use of blockchain technology.

Healthcare

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the healthcare industry. Learn how healthcare companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.