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UrduA West Virginia University global supply chain expert sees a varied landscape of challenges for different industries looking to move commodities into and out of the United States following Tuesday’s (March 26) collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent closing…
Tag: Supply Chain Management
Expert: Bridge Collapse Poses Significant Supply Chain Disruptions
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge will significantly impact national and local supply chains, says Shaya Sheikh, Ph.D., associate professor at New York Institute of Technology’s School of Management. Sheikh, who teaches courses in supply chain operations and analytics,…
UAH to feature AI, cybersecurity, directed energy, aerial systems and more at 2023 Space & Missile Defense Symposium
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, will highlight its extensive capabilities in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, directed energy, information systems, rotorcraft systems, supply chain management and hypersonics during the Space & Missile Defense (SMD) Symposium at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.
U.S. baby formula market broken, heavily regulated, WVU global supply chain expert says
As store shelves remain largely barren of baby formula, a West Virginia University researcher said he believes the domestic shortage could have been prevented with proper supply chain planning. John Saldanha, Sears chair in global supply chain management and associate professor at the John Chambers…
Supply chain strategy: The challenges that persist and the best way to move forward
Hitendra Chaturvedi, a professor of practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University warns about a rising trade deficit; discusses whether onshoring/nearshoring can streamline the supply chain; and provides insight into the “Great Resignation” and explains why they’ll be a “Great Homecoming” in the workforce in the near future.
URI supply chain management professors talk turkey about holiday supply chain disruptions
KINGSTON, R.I. – Nov. 1, 2021 – This holiday season, consumers will again face product shortages and shipping delays as they try to stock their cupboards for Thanksgiving and fill their closets with holiday gifts, say three supply chain management professors in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business.While this is the second holiday season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of empty store shelves may be even worse than last year.
It isn’t accurate to talk about the supply chain problems we are facing in terms of “this administration” or “that administration”
It isn’t accurate to talk about the supply chain problems we are facing in terms of “this administration” or “that administration,” because the problem has been here for a long time.
Research introduces a regenerative food chain process that’s safe, yet profitable
Recently published research by Burlington Industries Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management Aleda Roth introduces and compares two types of food chains – Conventional Food Supply Chains (CFSC) and Regenerative, Organic Food Value Chains (ROFVC).
Making cities naturally safe from supply chain shocks
A study, published in Nature and is co-authored by Northern Arizona University professors Benjamin Ruddell and Richard Rushforth, looks at the importance of diversity within the supply chain, which helps to reduce damaging disruptions from supply chain shocks.
Colonial Pipeline is a harbinger of things to come in business
Six days after the Colonial Pipeline was attacked by cyberhackers and left millions hanging at the gas pump, they have gained control of their operations once again. But not before the refinery paid their attackers $5 million in untraceable cryptocurrency, according to…
New report offers recommendations to strengthen U.S. supply chain
Shortages of personal protective equipment, dairies pouring milk down the drain and delivery delays of online purchases are examples of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the supply chain. In response, a new report provides recommendations for government policy makers to address these challenges.
Ironing out supply chain kinks key to faster COVID vaccine rollout, expert says
Kinks in new production and distribution supply chains are why COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States have been sluggish finding their way into people’s arms, says an expert in logistics and supply chains at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.
Building a New Tool for Assessing Fair Labor
Researchers are creating a tool that incorporates the many existing fair labor programs and offers a single index that consumers, and companies, can look at and understand.
COVID Vaccine: Focus on Distribution Speed Over Allocation Prioritization, says Supply Chain Systems Expert
University of Maryland Professor Emeritus Michael O. Ball, a researcher and expert on supply chain management and system reliability, is available to discuss his position that perfect adherence to COVID vaccine allocation prioritization “is not the most desirable way to…
Stressed supply chains will mean delays for holiday shopping
As people begin their holiday shopping, the concerns about timely delivery dates are real. The combination of holiday shopping and a global pandemic has some e-commerce experts are predicting a ‘shipageddon’ of delays and chaos this holiday season.
The Strategic Stockpile Failed; Experts Propose New Approach to Emergency Preparedness
A panel of academic and military experts is calling for a more dynamic, flexible approach to emergency preparedness at the national level.
Webinar: Global Supply Chain Exposure and Vulnerability to Increasing Climate Extremes
Experts on climate change and supply chain risk at the University of Maryland will discuss their research into global supply chains’ exposure and vulnerability to increasing climate extremes.
COVID-19 crisis should push businesses to dual-source supply chains
With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the complex system of global supply chains, an expert from Binghamton University says the risk from these kinds of crises can be minimized in the future. Donald Sheldon, lecturer of supply chain management in Binghamton…
Expert: Lessons learned from COVID-19 will improve supply chains
Because of the worldwide havoc caused by coronavirus, supply chains have become a crucial new focus of the global economy. Along with health care providers, workers in logistics and transportation have emerged among the people essential to sustaining life through the pandemic.As a result, a Washington University in St. Louis expert foresees permanent changes ahead to guard against massive stresses on supply chains and better ensure their workers’ safety.
The global supply chain is breaking under the COVID-19 pandemic
From medical equipment shortages to panic-buying, the links in supply chains are breaking but will serve as valuable learning lessons for the future, said Ednilson Bernardes, professor and program coordinator of the Global Supply Chain Management program, West Virginia University…
COVID-19 big picture: For many years, Pinar Keskinocak has studied how society and the nation handle pandemics.
For many years, Pinar Keskinocak has studied how pandemics spread through the nation, how they overburden health care systems, and how they diminish the supply of medications, thus worsening the pandemic. All this also spins off additional medical crises. She…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Supply Chain Amidst Coronavirus
Rutgers supply chain expert Rudi Leuschner is available to discuss end-to-end supply chain and disruptions for online retailers during the coronavirus crisis. “Right now, all online retailers are seeing sales levels that are as high as you would expect during…