Mobile Robots and Autonomous Vehicles: Coronavirus Pushes the ‘Amazon Effect’
Amazon announced that it will hire 100,000 extra workers to meet the rise in demand for online shopping created by Coronavirus-caused shutdowns and social distancing....
Month : March 2020
Supply chain companies to launch healthcare industry exchange – Procurement – CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly
Forward Thinking By Supply Chain Quarterly Staff | March 25, 2020 Digital clearinghouse will match available inventory to hospitals’ needs, addressing shortages, increased demand for...
Long list of jobs deemed essential in ‘stay home’ order
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced a sweeping order on Monday that forces the closure of numerous businesses and halts many activities in hopes of slowing...
The view from a truck driver’s seat
John Fischer left Ireland for Scandinavia with a truck full of lamb in the early hours of Saturday. By Thursday, he expects to be back...
The Run on Toilet Paper – Supply Chain “Bullwhip Effect”
An unprecedented interruption in the global supply chain is testing the system mightily. Inventories of everything from vital medical supplies to household staples like toilet paper...
Factory Switches From Producing Furniture to Face Masks – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Flight groundings squeezing red meat air-freight export capacity
One implication from Covid-19 over the last week has been the rolling announcements of airlines grounding passenger flights in response to border closures and a...
White House Releases National Strategy for 5G Security
The White House this week released its National Strategy to Secure 5G of the United States to formally frame how the nation will safeguard fifth-generation wireless infrastructure at...
Jefferson County begins adjustment to 1 shopper per store visit limit – Port Arthur News
An addendum to the county’s emergency order stating only one member of a household can enter a store or other retail business at a time...
IBM (IBM) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, IBM (IBM) closed at $105.85, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. The stock lagged the S&P 500’s daily...