Coronavirus

Oxygen Shortage in India Sparks Global Hunt for $1,000 Machines

May 13, 2021

India has reported more than 300,000 daily infections for 21 consecutive days, highlighting the country’s slide into the world’s worst health crisis.

Life Science Research Struggles With an Antiquated Supply Chain

May 10, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

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.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | A Podcast Dedicated to ‘The Vaccine Challenge’

May 7, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Podcast talks to podcast! And the topic is the COVID-19 vaccine.

Chip Shortage Forces Carmakers to Leave Out Some High-End Features

May 6, 2021

Bloomberg

With the crisis stretching into its fifth month and getting worse, automakers are getting creative to keep at least some production moving forward.

World’s Biggest Brands Adopt Checklist to Rescue Stuck Seafarers

May 6, 2021

Bloomberg

Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.

Coronavirus: What Do We Do About Risk Now?

On-Time Delivery Is a Battle Heating Up Between Brands and Retailers

May 6, 2021

Andrew Lynch, SCB Contributor

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced brands and retailers alike to adapt their business models and supply chain practices.

China, Southeast Asia Bounce Back From the Pandemic

May 5, 2021

Sébastien Breteau, SCB Contributor

Even though China has fared better in its economic recovery than originally anticipated, the pandemic boosted the long-term trend of businesses diversifying and engaging suppliers in China’s regional competition.

In Southeast Asia, Packaging Rules Make Covid Testing Thorny

May 5, 2021

Jay Johnson, SCB Contributor

Differences in infectious substance classifications, packaging requirements and other shipping regulations between countries create significant supply-chain challenges — particularly when it comes to sourcing approved packaging for shipping COVID-19 samples in Southeast Asia.

Stiffed Vendors Get Tough With U.S. Retailers After Big Losses

May 5, 2021

Bloomberg

As U.S. retailers celebrate a boom lifting one of the pandemic’s hardest-hit sectors, scars left by a year of bankruptcies and delayed vendor payments could undermine their recovery.

Supply Chain Essentials Every CEO Should Know

Mobile Warehousing Is the Real-Time Storage Solution for a Post-Covid World

May 5, 2021

Sarah Johnson, SCB Contributor

Mobile warehousing and storage (MW&S) can provide a cost-effective, real-time warehousing solution for many of the complex issues facing U.S. supply chains today.