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Pandemic Reshoring: Five Things to Consider Before Making a Move

August 9, 2020

Adam Petrillo, SCB Contributor and Ann Marie Collins, SCB Contributor

An appetite for reshoring and onshoring may be growing due to the coronavirus pandemic, with more than two-thirds of North American manufacturers looking to bring production back home.

Ship Crews Stuck in Lockdown Strain Global Supply Chains

Supply-Chain Risk Grows as Weary Crews Halt Ships and Clog Ports

August 9, 2020

Bloomberg

A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a breaking point caused by restrictions on crew changes amid coronavirus precautions.

Top 5 Challenges to Home Office Shipping

Top Five Challenges to Home Office Shipping

August 7, 2020

Pierbridge

Businesses are turning to enterprise-class multi-carrier management systems as a way to address these ship-from-home challenges.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | How the Pandemic Will Change Talent Recruitment

August 7, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The post-pandemic age will require a whole new way by which employers recruit, hire and retain talent.

Amazon Makes Sweeping Changes for First Prime Day of Pandemic

August 6, 2020

Bloomberg

Amazon.com will kick off its first Prime Day since the coronavirus outbreak later this week in India — modifying almost everything about the retail bonanza to navigate the realities of a new era.

For These Workers, Getting Covid Means Getting Fired

August 3, 2020

Bloomberg

As coronavirus cases explode at U.S. farms and food factories, the foreign migrants who pick fruit, clean seafood and sort vegetables are getting trapped in tightly packed bunkhouses where illness spreads like wildfire.

VIDEO

Watch: How to Ensure True Diversity in Recruitment

August 3, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Felicity Hassan, U.S. managing director of executive search firm Audeliss, offers tips on how companies can follow through on their commitments to increase diversity in the recruiting and hiring process.

VIDEO

Watch: Litigation in the Pandemic: Who’s Suing Whom?

July 31, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Jim Swartz, partner with the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, discusses the findings of new research into emerging trends in COVID-19-related employment litigation.

How to Make the Best of Your Supply Chain Right Now

July 29, 2020

Wolfgang Lehmacher, SCB Contributor and Sanjay Sharma, SCB Contributor

Keeping our supply chains safe is just as important as keeping them lean. Here are three opportunities you can leverage today.

Five Keys to Navigating COVID-19 in Food Supply Chains

July 29, 2020

James Junkin, SCB Contributor

As manufacturers and suppliers face the challenges of combating the pandemic and keeping employees safe, they’ll need to adopt a multilayered approach.