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Tag: supply chain
Supply chain issues hit home
Headlines across the nation herald a great calamity: ships and trucks backed up at ports, fuel pumps running dry, shelves empty of toys. All fingers point to […]
Panicky holiday shopping is both dumb and self-defeating
by Alexis Leondis Hey, calm down! Ignore all those frantic experts who are urging consumers to tackle holiday shopping earlier than usual due to supply-chain issues and […]
Language is a crucial link in the foreign policy supply chain
by Lee Feinstein A pandemic period of critical shortages, shipping delays and even unfilled prescriptions at CVS reminds all of us that disrupted supply chains thousands of […]
Broken supply chain a problem, but also a chance to learn to live with less
by Cynthia M. Allen Headlines are projecting that the prospects for the upcoming holidays look bleak. COVID-19 is in retreat, thankfully, but new obstacles to the season’s […]
The pandemic is global; the road to recovery is, too
The Biden administration announced two important steps that should bolster the nation’s recovery from the pandemic. Last Tuesday, the White House said it would lift travel restrictions […]
Crucial gear gone from finely tuned global supply chain
Until the spring of 2020, global commerce functioned like a finely tuned machine consisting of thousands if not millions of gears, all meshing in perfect sequence. A […]
Where’s the meat? Bacon off the menu
by LZ Granderson OK, people. We need to talk. When the pandemic began and a lot of y’all started panic-buying, I was irritated. However, the family figured […]
Guest essay: The shame of shutting down the Mylan plant in the midst of a global crisis
by Laura Flanders and Terry McGovern A pandemic is raging; the world needs vaccines, and a state-of-the-art factory capable of making those vaccines is closing its doors […]
Food supply more vulnerable than ever
by Amanda Little After a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest meat producer last week, JBS SA meat plants have begun to reopen across the globe. But the […]
