As the Editor in Chief of the Logistics journal, I am striving to continuously improve the scope and reach of the journal, and explore innovative new topics that we are facing. In 2022, global logistics is more important than ever. We have witnessed massive bottlenecks at the ports, increased consumer demand, increased product shortages, problems
As we enter the holiday shopping season, North Carolina State University experts say consumers may encounter supply-related roadblocks when checking off their shopping lists. Robert Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at NC State, spoke with The Abstract to explain what’s happening within the global supply chain and what shoppers can
Sebastian Heese, professor of supply chain management, recently released a study of over 2 billion tweets that found companies that face backlash on social media over supply chain issues often see a drop in stock prices. “Supply chain problems, even though they are invisible to the general public who does not care, have … a
Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that has been overlooked for perhaps too long. Christoper Matthews points out that a number of critical areas were impacted… “The power outages brought the world’s largest
The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative hosted two world leading experts, Professors Stacy Wood and Julie Swann, for a webinar on consumer marketing and vaccine distribution on Friday February 5, which was attended by over 160 attendees. The lessons learned during the event provided some important insights for government and healthcare providers alike, as well as