Old machine in closed Franklin factory now producing PPE gowns
“To be able to put this together, fast track it from virtually something as simple as a phone call to six weeks later, producing PPE...
Month : May 2020
GAC and UniGlobal Join Forces in Bangladesh
GAC has signed a Global Network Agent (GNA) agreement with Dhaka-based Uni-Global Business Ltd. (“UniGlobal”), expanding its coverage in the Indian Subcontinent and further strengthening...
Personal reflection on COVID-19, those most at-risk
Recently, our Governor made the perilous decision to ignore the warnings of public health experts, federal agencies, and state leaders and announced that Georgia would...
Fort Worth: Food Distribution To Families At Four Mobile Pantry Sites This Saturday
Press release from the City of Fort Worth: May 15, 2020 The Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) is working with local partner organizations and Fort...
First drive-thru food pantry opens in SF
A steady stream of cars rolled into the city’s first drive-thru food distribution site at the Oracle parking lot in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood...
Is COVID-19 An Opportunity To Transform Supply Chain Networks? | Supply Chain Management
COVID-19 has disrupted every supply chain around the world, from food through to healthcare. Global shortages of everything, from PPE to groceries, have highlighted supply...
Anti-Corruption Commission indicts former head of procurement on corruption offences – SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2020: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), last Wednesday, filed indictment charges against Sahr Kemokai, former Head of Procurement at the...
Pandemic claims another retailer: 118-year-old J.C. Penney
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the storied but troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic...
European freight players turn to railways to speed up supplies from China | foundry-planet.com
Transporters including Denmark’s Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) are increasingly moving critical medical equipment to Europe from China by rail as air and sea cargoes struggle with lockdowns...
Amazon confirms employee died of coronavirus at warehouse where ‘workers complained about lack of social distancing’ – The Sun
A WORKER at an Amazon warehouse where employees warned about a lack of social distancing has died of the coronavirus. The man was employed at...