The world was not prepared for a global pandemic that seemed to spread like wildfire. In the United States, businesses took a hit because of issues within the supply chain,…
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 07/02/2021 – 07/08/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottGarment factories in Bangladesh to stay open despite new lockdown A rapid increase in COVID-19 cases linked to the Delta variant has prompted the Bangladesh government to call for a…
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 06/11/2021 – 06/17/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottRobotics efforts from Amazon and Alibaba highlight e-commerce’s automated future Amazon and Alibaba have unveiled robots they have been developing at research facilities, and their plans to test or deploy…
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 03/05/2021 – 03/11/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottModerna and IBM to team up on COVID-19 vaccine tracking Pharmaceutical company Moderna is teaming up with IBM to explore how technology such as AI, blockchain and hybrid cloud could…
Group Futurista’s Future of Digital Supply Chain in a Post-COVID world (FODS 3.0) conference happened last month and I had the pleasure of both attending the event and moderating the…
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 12/4/2020 – 12/10/2020
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottHackers target vaccine cold chain distribution network New research suggests that hackers are escalating attacks on the distribution networks of COVID-19 vaccines. While it does not appear the hackers have…
It’s become evident that things won’t go back to the way they were before the pandemic. This shift isn’t a negative thing, either, as retail supply chains are becoming more…
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 11/13/2020 – 11/19/2020
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottVolkswagen boosts investment in electric and autonomous car technology Volkswagen has boosted its planned investment on digital and electric vehicle technologies to $86 billion over the next five years as…
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We Are Finalists in the 2020 Supply Chain Brief MVP Awards!
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottAll Things Supply Chain has qualified as a finalist in two categories in the 2020 Supply Chain Brief MVP Awards! Supply Chain Brief has brought together the best content from…
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 10/30/2020 – 11/05/2020
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottAmazon shipping costs outpace sales growth due to soaring pandemic operating expenses Amazon’s shipping costs increased by 57% Year on Year in the third quarter to reach $15 billion. Shipping…