Bill Brooks, vice president of transportation with Capgemini North America, Inc., lays out the multiple challenges involved in manufacturing, storing and delivering millions of doses of the vaccine for COVID-19 in the coming months.
Bill DeMartino, managing director for the Americas with Riskmethods, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting risk-management strategies, and whether companies were ready for the disruption that it has caused.
The formula for retailers on Black Friday is usually pretty simple: Cut prices, stock shelves, prepare for crowds and make sure orders arrive on time. This year — like everything in 2020 — it’s anything but.
Meal-kit delivery services, already on a steady growth curve prior to this year, have seen sales explode with the coming of COVID-19. Now they’re scurrying to keep pace with demand — and hang on to their customers.
As oil refiners face an uncertain future for fossil fuels, many are investing millions to convert refineries into renewable diesel plants — and racing to secure the materials needed to feed the plants.
Daniel Hartnett, associate managing director of the Compliance Risk & Diligence Practice of Kroll, advises on the steps that pharmaceutical companies should take to reduce the risk of dealing with third parties, as they develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
Passenger jets will be able to transport coronavirus vaccines at the required ultra-low temperatures as long as they are stored in specially made containers, according to Europe’s biggest cargo-only airline.