 Every interview began the same way. Back in March, I would ask what's changed in the last few weeks, and the subject of the interview would talk about the challenges of a quick transition to working from home. Invariably, freight snares and carrier miscommunications didn't spring to mind first — it was more Zoom meetings and child wrangling.
In many ways, the trends driven by the coronavirus pandemic were just as much about the little changes we all had to make to adjust as individuals as they were the big, global shifts supply chains had to make to keep flowing. And Supply Chain Dive was right there alongside you — covering the big and the small. See our top trends below.
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Twitter | Email Deep Dive Alternatives to UPS and FedEx have brought on major retailers over the last several years, with expansion accelerating during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting parcel boom. |
The disinfectant and cleaning product supply chain relies on a just-in-time approach, making it difficult to radically move the output meter in a short timeframe. |
Deep Dive An ongoing trade war, and now a global pandemic, pushed U.S. businesses to diversify and raised the question: Are we too dependent on China? |
Curbside pickup and ship-from-store capabilities have become essential skills in the time of the coronavirus, leading retailers to launch new services at record pace. |
Supply chains are reducing complexity to better operate in volatile market conditions. |
Deep Dive When hand sanitizer was in short supply, nontraditional producers retooled operations and worked with suppliers to fill the gap. |
UPDATED General Motors gets out of the ventilator game, and 3M adds two new N95 respirator production lines. |
The labor-intensive processes of picking, packing and shipping require supply chains to hire more workers as e-commerce sales reach record levels. |
Column Most of our vendor relationships have always been remote, and the use of virtual tools creates deeper relationships that improve the negotiation process. |
Deep Dive Slight variations in demand at the retail level grow larger until they reach the manufacturer. This bullwhip effect is playing out in real-time in the COVID-19 pandemic. | | |
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