Speed and convenience are unyielding consumer demands – and the pandemic has only cemented their place in grocery sales, as online retailer Ocado has found
Covid has triggered a rise in robotics technology in warehouses to prevent bottlenecks caused by staffing disruptions.
Procurement professionals are facing challenges as they seek to mitigate supply chain risks caused by port disruptions across the world.
Ports are suffering a “perfect storm” from Covid and Brexit with the cost of shipping goods increasing by up to 300%.
Electronics giant Samsung ensured supplier support during the pandemic by providing $1.3bn in advanced payments and $830m in loans.
Over 60% of workers in warehouse, logistics and delivery spent time during lockdown searching for a new role, according to research.
Garment workers were paid on average 38% less than their usual wage at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a report has found. The report, by campaign group Clean Clothes Campaign, estimated wages in…
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The manufacturing supply chains hardest hit by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic will be the first to recover next year, according to new research.
