Coronavirus

White House Pays Underwear Makers to Churn Out Millions of Masks

March 31, 2020

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.

Countries Are Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade

March 30, 2020

Bloomberg

It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | How the Coronavirus Affects Supply-Chain Risk: Three Perspectives

March 27, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic has made the importance of practicing effective supply-chain risk management painfully evident.

The Healthcare Startup That’s Fast-Tracking Drone Delivery

March 27, 2020

Bloomberg

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to strain the U.S. medical supply chain, California startup Zipline is looking into ways to deploy sooner and at wider scale.

Why U.S. Companies Are Moving Their Supply Chains From China to Mexico

March 26, 2020

Sam Blackman, SCB Contributor

The U.S.-China trade war already had American companies rethinking their relationships with Chinese manufacturers. Then came two additional nails in the coffin.

U.S. Truckers Enjoy Demand Surge But ‘Scary’ Shakeout Looms

March 26, 2020

Bloomberg

U.S. trucking companies are riding a surge in cargo demand from consumers stockpiling basic goods, but it probably won’t last long.

As Governments Tout Virus Aid, Companies Struggle to Tap It

March 26, 2020

Bloomberg

In the rush to reassure, administrations have stumbled in the rollout of measures, leaving companies from catering to construction confused and increasingly anxious about accessing aid.

‘Essential’ Food Workers Are Resisting Around the World

‘Essential’ Food Workers Are Resisting Across the Americas

March 25, 2020

Bloomberg

These pockets of resistance along the supply chain underscore the balancing act needed to contain the coronavirus and protect workers deemed essential while delivering goods and services.

How Power and Gas Utilities Keep Energy Flowing in the Pandemic

March 25, 2020

Bloomberg

As millions of people across Europe and the U.S. stay home to avoid the coronavirus, thousands of workers in the energy industry must remain at their posts.