Supply chains to shift in the wake of coronavirus

The Washington Examiner reached out to business professors Hitendra Chaturvedi and Craig Carter who teach supply chain management for their take on sourcing from suppliers in other parts of Asia to supplement the Chinese sourcing and logistics issues due to COVID-19.

Former Mastercard CPO takes the helm at CAPS Research

Bryan Fuller will focus on leading-edge offerings and member value as executive director.

Strengthening supply chain in Africa

Arizona State University partners with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana to create a new global center.

THESIS Index assesses supply chain sustainability

The index allows brands and manufacturers to understand the sustainability story of their products, to quickly identify ways to improve, and to communicate that story to retailers, customers, investors, and consumers.

Homework: Managing COVID-19’s newly remote workforce

For those who are new to supervising remote workers, management and supply chain professors offer a few pointers for helping them feel noticed, acknowledge, valued, and informed.

'A little bit of chaos': How food supply chain is — and is not — working

Supply Chain Management Professor of Practice Hitendra Chaturvedi talked with Mark Brodie, co-host of KJZZ's The Show, about the implications of meat suppliers testing positive for COVID-19 and farmers dumping milk and letting crops rot.

Efficiency vs. resilience: Food supply issues in the COVID-19 age

Professors assess the coronavirus' effect on the weakest link in the supply chain — inflexibility.

Virtual reality, 'experience zones' part of post-pandemic shopping, ASU professor says

Many big-box retailers like Pier 1, J. C. Penney, and Nordstrom are announcing a permanent closure of some or all of their stores. What will retail shopping look like after the crisis?

This is the critical link to successfully reopening the US economy

A supply chain management professor of practice warned that efforts to strengthen the supply chain, such as diversifying sources and manufacturing to other countries, automation, larger inventories, more complete risk analysis will widen the gap between large and small businesses.

Expert expects more retailers to follow Chandler, Arizona, Nordstrom permanent closure

E-commerce has become more popular over the past few years, and COVID-19 has sped up consumer's desire to shop online even more.