Global Supply Chain Management

Three Ways to Weather the Next Surge in PPE Demand

December 27, 2020

As we approach the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains in the U.S. are still struggling to operate confidently and efficiently with essential supplies.

Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

December 27, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

Bottlenecks Wear Down World Economy’s Fleet of Container Ships

December 23, 2020

Bloomberg

Container shipping, the backbone of the global trading system, is showing signs of fatigue as the pandemic descends into its darkest days.

VIDEO

Watch: How the Pandemic Is Impacting Manufacturing Strategies

December 22, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

John Caltabiano, vice president of supply chain with manufacturing services provider Jabil Inc., discusses the results of a recent survey of supply-chain professionals about how they’re weathering the coronavirus pandemic.

U.K. Faces Food Crisis Threat as Virus Surge Blocks Trade

December 21, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. is confronting threats of food insecurity and panicked shopping days before Christmas as European nations restricted trade and travel to guard against a resurgent coronavirus.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Supply-Chain Gaps: Lessons From the Pandemic

December 18, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic has uncovered some unpleasant truths about the inability of global supply chains to withstand a disruption of such size and scope.

Beirut Explosion Destroys Tonnes of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

What Happens When Tycoons Abandon Their Giant Cargo Ships

December 18, 2020

Bloomberg

COVID-19 has wrought havoc everywhere, but in the nominally regulated shipping industry it’s fueling a worrying practice: the abandonment of ships, cargo and seafarers with no way to get home.

No More Hunger: How to Feed Everyone on Earth With Just the Land We Have

December 16, 2020

Bloomberg

By the end of this year, 270 million people could be living in famine conditions, up from an already staggering 149 million before COVID-19. Add in the disruptive effects of climate change and our planet’s ever-increasing population, and we’re looking at difficult times ahead.

Reimagining Pharma Supply Chains Could Speed Vaccine Distribution in Months Ahead

December 16, 2020

Ali Hasan R., SCB Contributor

The coronavirus pandemic has been a long and difficult slog, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

U.K. Businesses Plead for Time to Avoid Brexit Cliff Edge

December 15, 2020

Bloomberg

As trade talks have come down to the wire, companies have to try to adapt for life beyond Dec. 31 without knowing the fundamental rules of engagement.