Each dose of Pfizer has a long and complex path involving mixing, storage at temperatures colder than the South Pole and specific protocols that must be followed before it becomes a jab.
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Shortages of chicken at Nando’s are due to disruptions in supply, rather than demand.
A major investigation finds the essential supplies most at risk are personal protective equipment and chemicals. Onshore manufacturing mightn’t do much to help.
Farmers markets aren’t just for yuppies – they are increasingly serving customers at all social and economic levels, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greater Sydney sold $281 billion of goods and services to the rest of Australia in 2019/20. Cutting off Sydney could affect everything from petrol and parcels to soft drinks and sliced ham.
South Africans should not panic about the food system. But authorities will need to act swiftly and assertively to restore stability.
Cybersecurity for pipelines and ports is too important to leave unregulated.
Government support for farmers, higher rainfall and grain imports have helped sub-Saharan Africa stave off food insecurity, but the region isn’t out of the woods yet.
Skyrocketing demand coupled with shortages of vital components is leading to bottlenecks in the supply chain of Pfizer’s and other mRNA vaccines.
Supply chain finance is now in jeopardy.
Modern supply chains have become very efficient, but that means disruptions of any kind can lead to delays and shortages.
Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind turbines to strike fighters and satellites.
Before the container was standardized, loading and unloading goods was very labor-intensive, inefficient and costly.
Direct implications for maritime security are unlikely. But there will be ripple effects in the shipping industry and in many commercial sectors.
A bottleneck in the global shipping network will accelerate the move to more local production and shorter supply chains.
Exports of the vaccine continue to be a point of contention between the EU and UK, while newly released US trial results are quickly amended.
Pressure from business leaders and a simple legislative process leave few excuses for not introducing rules to combat modern slavery in commercial supply chains.
The high cost and long lead times for building computer chip factories makes it difficult for the U.S. to reverse the steady decline of its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
Hospitals have a lot of room to reduce, reuse and recycle supplies – as many were forced to discover during the pandemic.
The hard work of eliminating plastic waste must start with businesses.
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Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Professor and Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics
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Director of the Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ), University of Bradford, Professor of Health Service Operations, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Logistics, Technological University Dublin
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Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, City, University of London
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Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Northeastern University
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain & Analytics, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor of Operations & Project Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
