Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 100,000 While Americans Congregate.
UPDATE: Coronavirus death toll for US is approximately 146,000 as of 7/23/2020. What does the coronavirus death toll have to do with supply chain? Hopefully it will have nothing to do with supply chain. What is worrisome is that many people are predicting a resurgence of the coronavirus. This could greatly impact suppliers and labor within the supply chain. Keep a look out to see if there are spikes with the coronavirus and if your supply base is located within those spikes. It was difficult to be prepared when COVID-19 first hit, but now we know what could happen.
Coronavirus and Supply Chain
- Amazon Strike Amid Safety concerns Over Coronavirus.
- Avoiding Disruptions in Your Supply Chain.
- Bullwhip Effect: Sudden Demand Increases.
- Coronavirus Accelerates Automation Across Industry.
- Coronavirus: OSHA does recommend face masks in public and businesses.
- Discuss Coronavirus Impact on Supply Chain.
- Food Supply Chain Is Strong.
- From Pandemic Disruption to Global Supply Chain Recovery.
- President Trump wears mask during visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center.
- Quotes about the Coronavirus.
- Supply Chain Workers Putting in Overtime for COVID-19
- Trump Says Face Masks Are Patriotic.
- Vice President Pence Encourages People to Wear Masks.
Coronavirus Quotes
“Any uptick in cases would indicate a need to reinstate at least some of the social distancing guidelines. This is why testing is so important to the strategy. Hopefully we would detect an increase early, before a corresponding increase in cases needing hospitalization or critical care.” ~Ryan Malosh, PhD.
“The coronavirus will accelerate the usage of robots and automation throughout the supply chain.” ~Dave Waters.
“Unless we find a vaccine, non-pharmaceutical interventions like social distancing are going to be part of our lives in the near future. They might not be full lockdown or shelter-in-place but we will have to adapt our lives to targeted quarantines of individuals or places.” ~Esteban Moro Egido, PhD, Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab.
“The coronavirus will impact supply chain in all industries. Risk mitigation will be key for future supply chain strategies.” ~Dave Waters.
