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Amid the ongoing disruption, one promising area of study surfaces: the global supply chain, which used to be felt only on the rungs of business wanting to serve and please customers.
It’s high time for students to explore the supply chain as COVID-19 will ultimately affect every industry possible, said Dr. Haitao Li, professor of supply chain and analytics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Business Administration (UMSL).Supply chain managementSignificant disruptions such as the pandemic creates risk, leading to supply shortages or a steep climb in demand for specific products.
“With Chinese manufacturers shutting down their operations, U.S. manufacturers’ global supply chain ultimately takes a hit,” Li said.
“In the same vein, it’s not surprising to see a toilet paper shortage from the supply chain perspective: this product’s supply chain usually expects a longer lead time, so you will face an imminent shortage once the demand increases overnight due to panic buying.” Its Supply Chain and Analytics department, formerly known as Logistics and Operations Management, is promoted by UMSL as the home of the most comprehensive supply chain program in Missouri.
Faculty members are using their expertise to help mitigate the pandemic’s effects; humanitarian logistics and healthcare supply chain experts Trilce Encarnacio and Shakiba Enayati, for instance, will join UMSL in the fall semester.
“We seek to delve deep into both the strategic network design and operational side, or how we can more effectively send vaccines to health workers and optimize delivery routes and schedules,” said Li of their research conducted in the South Pacific Island of Vanuatu.
