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.
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 coronavirus pandemic has uncovered some unpleasant truths about the inability of global supply chains to withstand a disruption of such size and scope.
With the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine drawing near, manufacturers, logistics companies and healthcare providers must consider the safety of all personnel involved.
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.
A discussion about the threat that cyber hackers pose to pharmaceutical companies as they scramble to develop and globally distribute vaccines for fighting COVID-19, with Christopher Hart, director of cybersecurity with Cylumena, and Yossi Appleboum, chief executive officer with Sepio Systems.
The first hiccups in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer would deliver about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week.
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.