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Melbourne’s return to stage 3 restrictions has precipitated another round of grocery stockpiling. But supermarket shelves won’t be empty as long as last time.
Europe imports the majority of its lithium, an essential material for the energy transition, yet is home to significant deposits.
COVID-19 has given society a teachable moment, and we should now establish the policies, programs and technologies to ensure our food system becomes stronger, more resilient and more equitable.
Shortages and price increases from the coronavirus pandemic are spotlighting solutions to future meat supply chain disruptions.
Small-scale dairy farmers are struggling across the US – but in New Jersey they’ve developed a model that keeps their products and their customers local.
COVID-19 has been disastrous for people who make our clothes, but there are small signs of hope.
Tumbling global trade with China proves no country or sector is an island.
Food is essential to survival. It is also essential to identity. During times of national crisis like the coronavirus pandemic and in the historical landscape, food issues become prominent.
New research shows much of the information the apparel industry relies on to ensure factories comply with labor and safety laws is falsified or otherwise unreliable.
It’s not as easy as you might think to divert food intended for schools and restaurants and send it to grocery stores or even food banks.
Incarcerated Americans have been tasked with washing hospital laundry, manufacturing protective equipment, disinfecting cleaning supplies and digging mass graves.
Responsible leadership from the private sector is needed more than ever.
Bulk buying disrupts the balance of the supply chain. Here’s how supply chains combat hoarding of products like toilet paper.
Modern supply chains have become increasingly efficient, but as a result are more susceptible to disruptions like the one caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting to feel a little more optimistic? Look away now.
The US is gradually shifting to lower-carbon energy sources, but the COVID-19 pandemic, an oil price crash and a likely recession are big speed bumps.
Much of the world is moving online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Society’s newly increased dependence on the internet is bringing the need for good cyber policy into sharp relief.
By shopping responsibly and thinking of others, consumers will play a big part in ensuring everyone can buy what they need.
Drug shortages occur regularly in the US, even in the best of times. The pharmaceutical supply chain embodies ‘just in time’ shipping and has little built-in redundancy.
Top contributors
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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
