The research is motivated by and addresses the supply chain challenges encountered by a Canadian provincial healthcare provider during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply, price, and demand of PPE are the uncertain p
Even before the pandemic had an impact outside of China, we pinpointed Jabil Healthcare products – such as respirators, test equipment and pulse oximeters – that would positively impact the fight against COVID-19. Anticipating a dramatic increase in demand, we collected a list of more than...
Supply and demand shocks COVID-19 Structural vector autoregressions Sign restrictions 1. Introduction The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent public health policy response have caused widespread disruption in most economies. On one hand, authorities around the world have enforced containment and mitigation ...
To analyze the trend of the coupling and coordination of the supply and demand of healthcare resources between the elderly population and healthcare resources in China during the period of 2012–2022, to reveal the impact of the growth of the elderly population on the relationship between the su...
The government’s stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment is nearly drained just as the numbers of people infected with the coronavirus and in need of critical care is surging. Back in January, the first alarms were sounding about t
The impacts of COVID on labor in the food supply chain and on workers' decisions to accept essential jobs are discussed. We then analyze surveys administered to low锕昸illed domestic workers before and during the pandemic to assess respondents' attitudes toward food production, guest workers, ...
One of the world’s leading logistics experts gives his assessment of how COVID-19 has impacted the interconnected world of demand and supply.
Virtually every major hospital and health system in the Portland area has warned they are running low. Respirators and other safety equipment are vital during the pandemic because the virus that causes COVID-19 is so infectious. If doctors and nurses start contracting the virus, they...
Positive economic development in China increases global demand and eases the pressure on supply chains, thus having a positive effect on the global economy. HELSINKI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The optimization of China's COVID-19 response policies increases global demand and eases supply chain restrict...
A senior official from Lanzhou, Gansu province, promised to ensure people's food supply while sparing no effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Yang Dezhi, deputy mayor of Lanzhou, said the government has strengthened the procurement of food, including vegetables, rice, flour, grain and edibl...