Coronavirus

Airlines Face ‘Mission of the Century’ in Shipping Vaccines

November 30, 2020

Laid low by a COVID-19 outbreak that’s decimated passenger demand, airlines will be the workhorses of the attempt to eradicate it.

Key Considerations for Managing COVID-19-Driven Commercial Demands

November 29, 2020

Nicholas J. Ellis, SCB Contributor

An overview of key considerations that suppliers should keep in mind when they receive demands for commercial concessions or liability claims from customers.

Lessons Learned: How the Pandemic Changed Supply-Chain Practices

November 25, 2020

Vishal Patel, SCB Contributor

Here are six things we’ve learned so far.

COVID-19 Test Crunch Means Hours-Long Waits Before Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020

Bloomberg

Laboratories continue to grapple with shortages of critical testing supplies that have hampered their capacity since the pandemic’s early months.

Coping With Black Friday 2020 — and Manufacturers’ ‘Crazy Thursday’

November 25, 2020

Max Versace, SCB Contributor

While Black Friday holiday shopping has always been a stressful time for consumers and manufacturers alike, the 2020 season will have additional challenges brought on by the spread of COVID-19.

Mitigating Risk With Workforce Management Systems

November 23, 2020

Jenna Dobrovolny, SCB Contributor

Workforce management in manufacturing, or any other business sector across the supply chain, is a juggling act for business leaders and HR professionals.

Panic Buying Returns on COVID-19 Jump

November 23, 2020

Bloomberg

We’re out of toilet paper again.

Boatloads of Cargo Off Los Angeles Grind Gears of World Economy

November 23, 2020

Bloomberg

The perfect storm is swamping the busiest gateway to the U.S. economy heading into the holiday season.

VIDEO

Watch: The Outlook for Holiday Retail in 2020

November 23, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Eric Fisch, national sector head for retail and apparel with HSBC Bank USA, offers a preview of how retailers will fare in the coming peak shopping season.

How Driscoll's Is Tilling Its Demand Chain for Food’s Data-Driven Future

November 20, 2020

GEP

Ever since access to ubiquitous real-time data emerged as a technological reality, businesses have been lured by the possibility of redirecting their supply chains toward a model driven by demand. Applying analytics software to make sense of big data could allow organizations to close the gap between demand and supply.