Africa must focus on building strong alliances with advanced economies to mitigate the steps being taken by the European Union and US.
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The bullwhip effect describes small changes in demand that become amplified as they move down the supply chain, resulting in shortages. The pandemic put that phenomenon on steroids.
If you’re holding off on renovating until next year expecting prices to calm down, odds are you will be disappointed.
Strikes, climate change and the cost of living are among factors that will affect product availability this winter.
A new energy deal between Canada and Germany could revitalize the Port of Churchill in Manitoba by increasing ammonia export traffic.
Inflation is perhaps the biggest poverty accelerator in the economy due to its weakening effect on people’s purchasing power.
Scheduled strikes by UK port workers will add to the challenges plaguing the UK supply chain.
Our shift to free-range eggs carries a higher likelihood of winter shortages.
No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.
Bringing advanced technologies to the ancient practice of farming could help feed the world’s growing population, but it could also open the door for people looking to disrupt the global food system.
Rising inflation rates due to supply-side factors – COVID-19, Ukraine and supply chain shortages – make countering inflation difficult for the central bank.
Labor market disruptions, supply chain strains and the war in Ukraine have taken a toll everywhere.
A severe shortage of tampons alongside sharp price increases have sparked concerns that lower-income women may have difficulty accessing menstrual products.
Negotiations between Russia and Turkey to ensure safe passage of Ukrainian grain hint at a new era of global food diplomacy.
An infant nutrition expert explains the efforts to ensure there is enough baby formula for US consumption and the differences between domestic and imported produce.
China lockdowns and Ukraine war have made global supply chains far worse in 2022 than many expected.
Over the past two years, labour restrictions, climate change and violent conflict have contributed to the record-breaking high prices of vegetable oil around the world.
It’s surprisingly difficult for most to make a profit.
The closure of a factory in Michigan is the incident that put new parents across the US on edge, but the real causes for the shortage of baby formula are many years in the making.
An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.
Top contributors
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Associate Dean, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Health Service Operations, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford
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Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics
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Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption, Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer in Logistics, Technological University Dublin
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Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Operations Management, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain & Analytics, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Northeastern University
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Associate Professor, Supply Chain Analytics, University of Bradford
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth