A look at the challenges and prospects for distributing millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to severe shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to protect Americans from the disease. The crisis has revealed an overreliance on imported supplies, particularly from China.

Consumers who were compelled to switch to e-commerce shopping during the height of the lockdown will likely be inclined to conduct a majority of their peak holiday shopping online.

Rohan Thambrahalli, chief executive officer of UpstartWorks, explains how direct fulfillment can serve as a valuable alternative to traditional means of shipping online purchases to customers, especially with the coming of the peak shopping season.

Every year around this time, carriers, distributors and logistics providers gear up for the coming peak holiday shopping season, on which shippers depend for a large portion of their annual revenue. This year, however, is different, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic freefall.

Although the transportation industry was among the earliest adopters of mobile technology, upgrades have been lagging for the last decade.

Spending patterns in the transportation industry are a good barometer of the condition of the economy at large — but the results can be murky.

Making product returns as hassle-free as purchasing is the final frontier for the supply chain.