“This Is Not Working”
UCLA Anderson School of Management, April 7, 2020
According to management expert Christopher Tang, the global supply chain is broken
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Topic
Why is there still a coronavirus test kit shortage in the US?
Yahoo! Finance, April 7, 2020
The United States' shortage of novel coronavirus test kits is the result of rapidly increasing demand met with a weak national supply chain and disruptive federal regulations.
Modeling the Effect of Covid-19 on Supply Chains
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, April 6, 2020
It becomes clearer and clearer every day how critical and varied are the roles of engineers in the effort to win the battle with COVID-19.
‘Half-hearted effort’: Experts say Missouri governor’s stay-at-home order too porous
The Kansas City Star, April 7, 2020
After weeks of pressure from medical providers and public health officials, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Friday that he was issuing a “statewide stay-at-home order for all Missourians.”
Faster Recalls When Medical Companies Have Women Directors
Futurity, April 3, 2020
Medical product companies, such as those that make pharmaceuticals and medical devices, make recall decisions quite differently when women join their board of directors, a new study finds.
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Artificial Intelligence
AI Hallucinations? Two Brains Are Better Than One
Computer World, December 28, 2024
A number of startups and cloud service providers are starting to offer tools for monitoring, evaluating, and correcting problems with generative AI in the hope of eliminating errors, hallucinations, and other systemic problems associated with this technology.
Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?
Global Finance Magazine, December 9, 2024
Catastrophic weather events, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, trade conflicts, global pandemics—the forces disrupting supply chains are multiplying at a rate few could have anticipated.
Healthcare
The health care industry is girding for Trump’s tariffs —and pushing hard for carveouts
STAT News, November 21, 2024
Tariffs could raise the cost of medical care and prescription drugs for people in the U.S.
Transparency and rigorous oversight urged for U.S. Medicare Advantage program
News-Medical.net, October 8, 2024
New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States' largest healthcare capitation program.
Supply Chain
Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union
Marketplace, January 2, 2025
Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts could go on strike again in less than two weeks if they don’t reach a contract agreement with ports and shippers. Talks are set to resume next week, according to Bloomberg. The main sticking point between the two sides? Automation.
Exclusive: The Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia's war machine
Reuters, December 30, 2024
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia's wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow's military during the war in Ukraine, an analysis of railway and financial data shows.
Climate
Mark Cuban's Question to Matt Gaetz on Energy Costs Takes Off Online
Newsweek, September 14, 2024
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida advances bill to ban offshore wind turbines despite not having any — here’s why that matters
Dredge Wire, April 3, 2024
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.