Coronavirus

Building Better Supply Chains for the Future

June 16, 2020

A “return to normality” requires the mending and rehabilitation of the international supply chains that power so much of our globalized economy. But supply-chain leaders must first figure out how to answer some exceedingly difficult questions.

It's Time to Advance Your S&OP, Data and Planning Systems

June 16, 2020

David Barton, SCB Contributor

Here's what it takes to achieve “optimal symbiosis.”

A Sustainable Strategy for Managing Excess Apparel

June 15, 2020

Eric Moriarty, SCB Contributor

Apparel retailers are facing a mounting pile of overstock unlike anything they’ve seen before.

Can the U.S. End China’s Control of the Global Supply Chain?

June 15, 2020

Bloomberg

The trade war amplified calls in the U.S. and elsewhere for reducing dependence on China for strategic goods. Now, the pandemic has politicians vowing to take action.

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Watch: How We Can Return to Work

June 15, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Colin Barnacle, partner with Akerman LLP, provides details of the firm's Return to Work Resource Guide.

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Watch: Curing the Healthcare Supply Chain

June 12, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Christopher Tang, professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, describes what it will take for hospital and healthcare supply chains to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three Things to Consider When Employees Work From Home

June 12, 2020

Anne Lackey, SCB Contributor

The landscape of the workforce is inevitably changing, and so must employers and employees if they want to stay relevant.

COVID-19 Has Revealed Fatal Flaws in the U.S. Drug Supply Chain

June 12, 2020

Anthony Loiacono, SCB Contributor

The U.S. is seeing dangerous effects from an over-reliance on offshore manufacturers.

No Fly Zone: How the Aerospace Industry Is Handling COVID-19

June 12, 2020

Danielle Homer, SCB Contributor

With more than 95% of airplanes still grounded around the world, aerospace and defense leaders must reconsider supply-chain resiliency — and how to withstand unpredictable crises.

Amazon Price-Gouging Crackdown Worsened Shortage of Sanitizer, Wipes

June 12, 2020

Bloomberg

When Americans couldn’t find hand sanitizer, toilet paper and disinfecting wipes on Amazon.com, many assumed the products had run out. In fact, in some cases the products were available, but merchants had pulled them to avoid getting caught up in Amazon’s price-gouging crackdown — even though they weren’t raising prices.