Can Digitizing Supply Chains Make Them More Resilient?
Tuesday, 03 November 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that the global supply chains need to be more resilient. The issues surrounding demand and supply, labor shortages, logistics challenges such as border closures during the lockdown period made the supply of goods and services difficult across the world. Moreover, this pandemic has caused a significant shift in
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Is The Global Supply Chain Ready For A COVID-19 Vaccine?
Monday, 02 November 2020
“Safely delivering COVID-19 vaccines will be the mission of the century for the global air cargo industry. But it won’t happen without careful advance planning. And the time for that is now,” said IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac. The COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous stress not only on the population but on
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Disruption Mitigation – A Comprehensive Analysis
Saturday, 12 September 2020
With billions of people under lockdown, trillions of dollars wiped out from global markets, and millions of jobs already lost, the COVID-19 pandemic has definitely bought the world to a halt. Even our prosperous Western world which was expected to be better prepared to fight this global health emergency is struggling. The United States has
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US vs. China – Who Would Control The Global Supply Chain In A Post-Pandemic World?
Saturday, 12 September 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has politicians around the world vowing to take action to limit dependence on China. The US has spoken about bringing the supply chains to the US from China. They have even floated it publicly that some friendly nations in Asia could help produce essential goods. So can the US end China’s control
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Impact Of The Pandemic On Food Supply Chains
Thursday, 20 August 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak shows that a pandemic can create serious havoc on supply chains. The modern global food supply chains of today are a phenomenon of just-in-time efficiency that cuts costs at every corner. However, with the efficiency comes a fragility that makes handling interruptions like this pandemic more difficult. The complications created by the
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How To Build Resilience In Your Supply Chain?
Saturday, 15 August 2020
In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak and other disruptions, the supply chain leaders have to balance efficiency and resilience to secure their network and minimize supply chain downtimes. The general geopolitical trend towards nationalization, Brexit, the US-China trade war, and lately, the pandemic have changed the priorities of many supply chain frontrunners. They have to
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