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General Mills Ramps Up Production by Outsourcing Supply chain disruptions have made it challenging for food manufacturers to replenish stores, even though production facilities have reopened and are working at full capacity.  General Mills has reached out to contract...

Social Distancing Software in Use at Amazon Warehouses Amazon has put Distance Assistant, an innovative software designed to track if employees are effectively social distancing while at work in some of its warehouses.  The new software uses camera footage displayed...

If there is one thing that businesses should have learned from the COVID-19 global pandemic is that their companies need to be agile enough to “roll with the punches”.  Grocery store retailers have seen the light.  Consumers, pushed by the pressure to remain safely at...

Why has the issue of how grocery supply chains work captivated the public?  Because during the recent global pandemic, consumers have come face-to-face with this issue on a nearly weekly basis.  From shortages of toilet paper and meat to shelf stable favorites,...

Special Thank You to These U.S. Manufacturers for Stepping Up to Produce Essentials Like PPE and Ventilators Before the coronavirus global pandemic, most personal protective equipment (PPE) was manufactured outside the United States, making these essential goods...

New CPG Contactless Delivery Task Force Launched The Consumer Brands Association announced the launch of a major industry effort focused on contactless delivery.  The task force includes representation from 23 consumer packaged goods companies and will: Study the...

With its significant investment in biomedical research, the United States is one of the foremost leaders worldwide in drug discovery, research and development, however, it is no longer as prominent in drug manufacturing.  Over the past few decades, drug manufacturers...

Digital Transformation and Ability to Handle Omnichannel E-commerce Helps Retailers Wreaking havoc throughout the supply chain and retail industries, COVID-19 has rocked the boat for both online sales and brick and mortal retailers.  The big box retailers that already...

Pocket Change Shortage Linked to Coronavirus Chalk this up to the law of unintended consequences.  Apparently, there is now a coin shortage in the United States.  Not only has COVID-19 disrupted retail supply chains but also the flow and distribution of currency,...

Get Ready for Higher Postal Rates July 1, 2020 On July 1st, cross-border shipping rates will be increasing for many American shippers.  Last September, a deal was reached by the Universal Postal Union enabling countries which import over 75,000 metric tons of parcels...

With the recent coronavirus outbreak, much has changed.  From social media to journalists talking about supply chain and logistics, both consumers and companies now have a fundamental awareness of how the supply chain works.  With the restrictions designed to help...

Sales of Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Soar During COVID-19 Pandemic Although many meatpacking plants are up and running, thousands of workers have tested positive for coronavirus and some have died.  Although meatpackers have invested more in worker safety to reduce...

Amazon Announces $4 Billion in Spending to Ensure Worker Safety In response to employee complaints and concerns about COVID-19 infecting its workforce, Amazon recently imposed over 150 industry-wide safety protocols and changes to its facilities and warehousess to...

With the advent of the COVID-19 outbreak, the world has had to re-engineer daily life, developing new processes for meeting everyday needs, working from home environments and outlasting a virus that continues to befuddle researchers, scientists and medical...

USDA to Launch Farmers to Family Food Box Program to Feed the Hungry Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has initiated a part of the federal response to those suffering from COVID-19 outbreak food challenges.  The new $3 billion plan named “Farmers to Family Food Box...

COVID-19 Meat Processing Woes Lead to Increased Demand for Meatless Meat With the recent COVID-19 outbreak impacting meat processing plants across the nation, American consumers seem to be developing a taste for plant-based food products.  Beyond the meat shortages,...

Macy’s Anticipates Reopening All Its Stores within 6 Weeks Anxious to get back to business, Macy’s announced that it would reopen 58 of its retail stores on Monday, May 4th in states that have eased stay at home restrictions.  This includes Georgia and South...

Leveraging Its Logistics, Amazon Opens PPE Store to Healthcare Workers, First Responders and Governments Without much fanfare, Amazon opened a nonprofit store to provide personal protection equipment and needed medical supplies for the fight against COVID-19.  Known...

First, consumers and professionals in the pharmaceutical industry feared that the trade wars would cause supply chain disruptions.  Now, a more insidious risk has emerged, one more challenging to conquer.  In this challenging time of the COVID-19 outbreak, many...

New Tech Tools Ease Shortage of Overnight Rest Areas for Truck Drivers Two companies, Trucker Tools and TruckPark announced that they have formed an alliance to aid truck drivers in finding safe parking facilities for overnight stays.  Trucker Tools is a technology...