Creating our very own supply chain of specialists by Robert Burrus
One consequence of the global pandemic has been to bring the concept and importance of supply chains into sharp relief for everyone, suppliers and consumers alike. In a well-tuned system, goods flow smoothly and predictably among the public- and private-sector organizations embedded in a global supply network. Modern information systems can allow the supply network to operate efficiently and with “just-in-time” precision. What we have seen over the last several years, however, is that when individual links in the supply chain weaken or break, global disruption can occur, wit...