Coronavirus

The Global Airline Shutdown Has a Surprise Victim: Gold Miners

April 21, 2020

Bloomberg

Producers typically rely on regular airline services to ferry mined metal from remote operations to specialist plants.

What Returning to Work Will Look Like in Offices, Cafes and Factories Around the World

April 20, 2020

Bloomberg

From cubicles to factory floors, cafes to clothing boutiques, businesses around the world are dreaming up creative ways to reopen, attempting to start revenue flowing again while minimizing the risk to customers and employees.

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Watch: Supply-Chain Visibility During the Pandemic

April 17, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Here's what supply chains are experiencing as they struggle with logistical bottlenecks, country shutdowns and limited workforces.

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

April 17, 2020

Bloomberg

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.

‘Social Washing’ Is a Growing Headache for ESG Investors

April 16, 2020

Bloomberg

The coronavirus outbreak is prompting investors to put a greater emphasis on the “S” of ESG — and consider how companies treat employees during the pandemic.

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.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Seven Mistakes Business Leaders Make When Handling a Crisis

April 15, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic is just the latest of an endless series of crises to hit companies around the world. And, like so many previous ones, it has exposed a serious lack of preparation by business leaders and supply chains.

India Is Boosting Drug Ingredient Output to Pare Its Reliance on China

April 15, 2020

Bloomberg

India plans to ramp up production of pharmaceutical ingredients and become an alternative supplier for global drugmakers hit by factory shutdowns in China due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Global Food Exports Get Paralyzed by Problems for Ports

Global Food Exports Are Paralyzed by Problems at Ports

April 14, 2020

Bloomberg

The port backups that have paralyzed food shipments around the world for weeks aren’t getting much better. In some places, they’re getting worse.

Now, a Different Kind of Epidemic: Force Majeure Claims

April 13, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic has brought chaos to supplier-buyer relations the world round, resulting in widescale invoking of the contract-breaking clause known as force majeure.