There is no single thing to blame for global supply chain issues. The COVID-19 pandemic, labor shortages, and lack of shipping materials are a few challenges that have been slowing products and services from supplier to customer over the past two years.

Gas prices will continue to rise, ASU supply expert says, because supply chain issues that existed before the Ukraine conflict still aren’t fixed. And the addition of fighting in Eastern Europe creates additional logistics issues.

As of January 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index had products such as meat, poultry, and eggs up 12% since the previous year.

An ASU supply chain expert doesn't believe the Russia-Ukraine war will impact natural gas because of the United States' self-reliance.

Groceries, phone accessories, yard equipment, curling irons — we buy everything online nowadays. And we return a lot of it as well. Retailers took back $100 billion in items in 2021. An ASU supply chain expert breaks down the consequences on the environment.

An ASU supply chain expert teaches his students that the supply chain is kind of like personal health.

While nonprofit Forks for Families was a success, it was also a learning experience — one that offers a playbook for how other food assistance programs can update their distribution systems and make their meals more accessible to today’s working families.

An ASU supply chain expert says cracks are more likely to show up in items such as fresh produce and meat that are perishable and need handling by workers, who may call in sick. So, it's no surprise perishable produce is going to waste.

Often, people use Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday to get their holiday shopping done in one fell swoop. But shopping habits have changed over the years due to online shopping and now the pandemic.

Truck driver shortages leading to supply chain issues are a concern in the holiday season, and the solution sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie.