Four areas of change brought on or accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic could have an outsized impact on both public finance and supply chain infrastructure throughout the world, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report.
Despite the majority of organizations implementing a hiring freeze during the pandemic, most CEOs recognize that the structure of their workforce needs to change.
Onshoring, the practice of bringing offshored operations back home to their original country, could increase in frequency following both the U.S.-China trade war and the ongoing pandemic.
IHS Markit reports that recent data imply third-quarter real GDP growth will be near 33%, stronger than previously anticipated. According to Joel Prakken, chief US economist and co-head US economics, IHS Markit, this has encouraged them to revise up their forecast for growth…
Monday, October 5, 2020 · Dan Pellathy & Mike Burnette
The massive rise in remote work due to COVID-19 has prompted nearly 70 percent of enterprises to anticipate larger investments in cyber security. Unfortunately, our research suggests that despite these investments, without a strategy for end-to-end supply chain cyber security…
Secondmind released new research today indicating that 86% of U.S. supply chain decision-makers surveyed have been left frustrated by AI-powered systems and tools during the COVID-19 crisis.
Consumer spending has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic more quickly than expected, but forecasting 2020 holiday sales is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle without all the pieces, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
In his new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19, published today, MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi explains how companies grappled with the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic and how they can survive and thrive as the crisis subsides.…
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 · Dan Pellathy & Mike Burnette
The supply chain cyber risk environment is extraordinarily dynamic, and benchmark companies are always on the lookout for new ways to protect their supply chains.
The report, entitled “Rising Tide: The Rapid Growth of E-Commerce Logistics, 3PL Solutions, Last-Mile Delivery, and the Dominance of Amazon,” addresses United States e-commerce logistics growth, including e-commerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery, third-party logistics…
While confronting the challenges posed by the current global pandemic, logistics managers continue to work on expediting everything from the smallest parts to finished products in order to meet market demand. Meanwhile, some supply chains need to be slowed in response to the…
The Reshoring Institute recently surveyed nearly 500 Americans across the country and asked if they prefer to buy products that are labeled “Made in USA.” Would they be willing to pay more for these items? Nearly 70% of the respondents said they prefer American-made…
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