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Human nature leads supply chain practitioners and pundits to focus on the most recent disaster experience, a tendency called recency bias. Today, a major area of focus is how to prepare for the next pandemic in light of the Covid-related product shortages that are disrupting…
When the 2021 USC Marshall Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit convenes this October, sustainable supply chains and the challenges of current epidemics are certain to be addressed…along with tough lessons learned.
In this video, Sarosh Kuruvilla discusses Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining, two fundamental labor rights essential to the achievement of “Decent Work” for workers in global supply chains
According to Women in Logistics (WIL), the COVID-19 crisis has made it increasingly difficult for transportation providers to reach financial settlement with shippers.
The supply chain management undergraduate program in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has been ranked No. 1 in North America by the leading global research firm Gartner.
To retain high-value customers in the competitive consumer goods industry, businesses are incentivized to incur whatever costs necessary to meet demand. This behavior often results in inefficient production schedule changes, costly transportation, and inflated inventory levels…
Thursday, May 7, 2020 · Alexis Bateman and Ken Cottrill
Companies have long known that visibility into the workplace practices of far-flung offshore suppliers is an essential component of supply chain risk management. Many enterprises lack that visibility, even though it is gaining in importance across global supply chains.
When the 2020 USC Marshall Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit convenes this October, humanitarian supply chains and the challenges of current epidemics is certain to be addressed.
At the root of the short supply of PPE for hospitals are several factors. Distributors don't have inventory, and hospitals don't have the relationships in place to buy directly from manufacturers. Making matters more difficult, many vendors are requiring down…
Thursday, March 19, 2020 · Tim Engstrom, Lecturer in the Department of Business and Economics at Elmhurst College
Combining forces to extend the classroom into real-world business projects, creates a win-win scenario for the students and the businesses, in identifying and attracting future talent.
According to the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Resources, it is widely expected that the year 2020 - and the new decade it heralds - is going to bring dramatic changes to global supply chains and that China will be a leading actor in this ongoing drama.
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