Coronavirus supply chain

Supply chain resilience to reach new heights in 2021 — survey

A survey of supply chain professionals reveals that among the 10 biggest anticipated trends in 2021, investing in supply chain risk and resilience will be a top company priority.

Adding resilience and flexibility to supply chains is already an upward trending investment priority in 2020 for many companies in the wake of demand and supply shocks caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Peter Bolstorff, executive vice president of corporate development for Association for Supply Chain...

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COVID supply chain disruptions reinforce ‘China+1’ strategy

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A new survey of manufacturing and retail customers by third-party logistics provider Toll Group is reinforcing the narrative that the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating moves to diversify product sourcing away from China.

A quarter of customers are now planning to transition some of their operations out of China in the next three years, the global logistics powerhouse said. Melbourne, Australia-based Toll is the 17th largest 3PL in the world by gross revenue, according to Armstrong &...

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FEMA launches 5-year supply chain plan for pandemic preparedness

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday encouraged more companies to participate in a voluntary agreement to better coordinate manufacturing and distribution of critical health care products, such as personal protective equipment and pharmaceuticals, to combat COVID-19 and other pandemics during the next five years.

The agreement enables private sector partners to more freely share information with the federal government, and across industries, and take  action in the public interest...

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