COVID-19 Has Turned Many Industries Upside Down – Will the World Never Be the Same Again?

Published on: 06/19/2020

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Is COVID-19 the Next AIDS? Vaccine Development Efforts Suggest a Long Road Ahead
Much has already been written about the COVID-19 pandemic that has spread its tentacles to every part of the globe. While the general public assumes a vaccine to be a magical panacea that will...

Could a Post-COVID Supply Chain Take Shape in Asia By Excluding China?

Published on: 06/19/2020

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Too Many Eggs in Wuhan’s Basket Has Cracked the Global Supply Chain
It’s now safe to call COVID-19 a black swan event that few could have predicted just four months ago. Although it’s still early to state the full economic impact of COVID-19 on the global supply chai...

Six Helpful Steps to Get Companies Back in Black From COVID-19 Blues

Published on: 06/19/2020

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It’s now safe to say that COVID-19 is a black swan event that took the world by shock. While experts had long warned of the dangers of overexploiting natural resources, the sheer extent to which this virus disrupted global supply chains is unprecedented in modern memory. Wuhan plays a vita...

Traditional Supply Chains Fall, COVID-19 Makes Digital Supply Networks Rise

Published on: 06/19/2020

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Tier-1 Supplier Disruption More Visible but Tier-2 Equally Important
Much has been said and written already about the impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing powerhouse China and thereby the world. Although large Tier-1 suppliers typically hog the limelight akin to the compani...

COVID-19 Has Struck Down the Beverage Plastics Market; Is the Recovery A Long Ways Off?

Published on: 06/19/2020

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Beverage plastics are a critical component of the food & beverage industry. Beverage packaging is a complex procedure that comprises both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, each of which necessitates different types of plastic materials. Proper design and adoption of beverage plastics ...

High- Flying Cannabis Testing Market Spared by COVID-19 – Is its Future One to Crash and Burn?

Published on: 06/19/2020

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Cannabis testing refers to the different kinds of drug test methodologies primarily intended for cannabis use in law, medicine, and sport. The use of cannabis is easily detectable via testing urine, hair, and saliva samples and the effects can last up to a few weeks.

Taking Mental H...

COVID-19 Could Change the Very Meaning of Globalization

Published on: 06/21/2020

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China entered the WTO in 2001 and tweaked globalization in its favor

Globalization and supply chain interdependency has been the go-to mantra for multinational corporations in the 21st century. One small albeit lethal virus could potentially change that for good. In a report...

COVID-19 Spreading Its Tentacles Into West Africa; Could Chocolate Farmers Be Their Next Casualty?

Published on: 06/21/2020

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Long lines at grocery stores for customers worried about looming lockdowns

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating global impact with lockdowns being the order of the day. Naturally, there was panic induced buying amongst customers for items deemed to be essentials. Whil...