Supply Chain Coronavirus Updates
Rob Handfield Explains Why US Companies are Struggling After Producing N95 Respirators During COVID
Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, explains how restrictions on supplies from China led to U.S. companies entering the mask and N95 respirator market. “China, realizing that they have a crisis on their hands, restricted the export […]
Rob Handfield Sees Indian Drug Production at Risk Due to COVID Outbreak
Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, says drug production in India is at risk given the the current status of the COVID-19 outbreak. “I’ve got to believe that the number of cases is going to hurt them,” […]
Tim Kraft Explains the Surge in Lumber Prices
Tim Kraft, assistant professor of operations and supply chain management, says that manufacturers slowed production due to the pandemic thinking many people would not have disposable income. In reality that was not the case as many homeowners used the pandemic […]
Rob Handfield Explains Rubber Shortage Slowing Vaccine Distribution
While President Biden has promised all adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by May, there are supply chain shortages that are standing in the way. Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, says that the rubber […]
Challenges and Opportunities to Expand the COVID19 Vaccine Supply Chain: A Global Summit
Over the last two days, I had the honor of attending a virtual C19 Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Summit, hosted by COVAX, CEPI, DCVMN, IFPMA, and BIO. The speakers included a critical number of major vaccine manufacturers, suppliers, government […]
Rob Handfield Finds Lack of Coordination in National Vaccine Distribution
Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, found flaws in the logistics, nonuniform tracking and coordination of the COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. “There’s a lack of integration between the allocation of the doses, the scheduling of the […]
What is causing the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain disruption?
Today’s blog is contributed by Ankita Pundir and Mayur Patil, two Industrial Engineering students who worked on creating these insights as part of the SCRC’s COVID-19 research team. “What’s behind the Nitrile Glove Shortage?” “Issues with PPE counterfeits and quality” […]
Digitizing the COVID Vaccine: India’s Got This Figured Out
I had an opportunity this week to interview Ran Singh, who is the Acting Director for Asia Pac for Audits and Compliance at GlaxoSmithKline. I met Ran through the 360RX Supply Chain Security Conference, held last year. At this meeting, […]
The COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain: Potential Problems and Bottlenecks
By Caroline Barnhill As the first COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country, pressure is mounting for these vaccines to be distributed and administered quickly. With hospitalizations increasing – and…
What’s the Hold-up With COVID Vaccinations? Don’t Hold Your Breath…a 2021 Prediction
Welcome to 2021! At the beginning of each year, I typically put together some predictions about what to expect in the supply chain world in the next year. Umm…. I didn’t do so well in 2020…. About the only predictions […]