He offered three predictions for how operational changes will stay the same or shift in the future. Stores will keep minimal SKUs, supply chains will snap back to normal, and travel pricing will vary. As growing numbers of people get vaccinated and the economy begins to pick up speed, many companies are — once again — assessing how their operations will need to adapt for the future. As they are busy sorting through which operational changes will endure and which will fall by the wayside, Marty Lariviere, a professor of operations at the Kellogg School and coauthor of The Operations Room blog, expects fewer seismic changes going forward than many may be envisioning.