Coronavirus will reverse globalization and create regional supply chains economists predict Economists have predicted that the coronavirus crisis will fundamentally reshape global trade as companies look to reduce their dependence …
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The Amazing Supply Chain of Medical Supplies during the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to supply chains since the end of January. This is mainly because of measures put in place by governments to stop the spread …
Trump administration pushing to rip global supply chains from China According to officials familiar with U.S. planning, the Trump administration is “turbocharging” an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains …
Pressure mounts on the U.S. food supply chain As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to force the closures of some of United States’ largest slaughterhouses and production plants, the country’s food …
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3 Supply Chain Risk Management Lessons to Use During Coronavirus Crisis
Supply chains around the world are struggling as they face major shifts to production, the movement of goods, modes of transport, and the people who keep everything running. The coronavirus …
In recent weeks, the companies in automotive logistics I work with have experienced drastic changes in their daily work. Due to the coronavirus crisis, automobile manufacturers, port operators and car …
35% of ports say demand for food, medical supplies storage has increased As the demand for medical supplies and food across the world has increased, the demand for storage of …
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Practical Advice to help Procurement Weather the Pandemic
by Kelly Barnerby Kelly BarnerSeemingly overnight, every procurement professional’s top priority has become helping their company get through the COVID-19 pandemic and start preparing for the business conditions that are to follow. We now …
U.S. joining global push allowing cargo shipments in passenger jet cabins U.S. air-safety regulators, looking to make it easier for airlines to ramp up transportation of cargo aimed at combating …
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Squirrelling Away – How panic buying is affecting the supply chain
As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, people have become like squirrels. Scared that their Government is, if it hasn’t already, going to implement a military style “total lockdown” to …