SCM Covid-19 Resources
SCM Covid-19 Capstone Topic Resources
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Includes curated articles. Use the databases and websites to locate more current case studies and research on your topic.
Selected articles covering Covid-19 and impacts on reshore/onshore and insource/outsource
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Trump sets medical onshoring in motion after supplies drop in JulyA recent article from Panjiva. Check the platform for additional research and analysis.
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U.S freight industry after Covid-19: what's next?From McKinsey analysis: "The pandemic has scrambled customer demand, further muddying a complicated picture. New research highlights four forces to watch.:
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Global Risk Mitigation: Is it time to reshore Caption manufacturing?This article from Logistics Management journal offers high level insight into next step decision making. Find more articles in Business Source Premier (database linked in next section).
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What can we learn about reshoring after Covid-19?This recent article appears in Operations Management Research and may be a good source for understanding restoring in a broader context.
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Three Steps to Hyperautomation (Gartner)Report on benefit of building hyperautomation into your strategy, particularly during times of uncertainty. Gartner is linked below and available to those in CSOM courses.
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Pandemics and Supply Chain Management Research: Toward a Theoretical ToolboxThis article, from Decision Sciences, is an important article for supply chain managers and scholars alike. Find more research similar to this in the Web of Science database, listed in the next section.
Research Further: find more readings in these databases and websites.
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Wall Street Journal (WSJ.COM)Access to the articles, photographs, charts, podcasts, videos and other premium content available on the WSJ.COM website back to the 2010.
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McKinsey & CompanyInsights on manufacturing & supply chain operations from McKinsey & Company.
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Panjiva
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Business Source PremierFind business articles from journals and magazines in marketing, management, information technology, operations, human resources, accounting, finance and economics dating back to 1965.
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American City Business Journals (BizJournals)Find articles from the Minneapolis St. Paul Business on local companies and other organizations. Search the the local business journals in over 40 metropolitan areas in the United States to find information on regional companies or other urban issues. Limited to 10 simultaneous users.
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Procurement Research ReportsAccess to procurement reports covering a multitude of indirect purchasing lines. Reports cover product/service pricing dynamics, product characteristics that affect the purchasing decision, supplier benchmarking and supply chain risks, and negotiation questions and tactics.
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NewsbankSearch local, regional, and national newspapers from around the US and the world. Also historical documents from the US. Search by topic or sub-collection.
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Financial Times (FT.com)News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, a leading global business publication.
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PanjivaA database of global suppliers, manufacturers, and trade professionals. Includes industry research and daily news and analysis. *This resource is not paid by the library, but is available to UMN affiliates. Access requires a user login and password. Please contact busref@umn.edu for assistance in setting up an account.
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Web of ScienceA comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of journal article citations. Subjects generally covered are within science and technology, arts and humanities, and social sciences.
Last Updated: Dec 25, 2020 11:06 PM
