GS1 US® has published the “Best Practice Guideline for Exchanging Raw Material Attributes,” created by apparel and general merchandise leaders to help industry utilize standards in their upstream supply chain practices. By leveraging GS1 Standards to efficiently share information about product components in an effort to speed up raw material sourcing decisions, industry can better support sustainability initiatives and enhance transparency for consumers. The guideline addresses retail industry challenges associated with the time-consuming process of mapping raw material data attributes from multiple sources.

Management of the grocery store supply chain in 2020 looks surprisingly like the management of the 70s which is why stores are having a hard time launching online shopping, reports the Atlantic.

Brandon Hill’s parents met in the 1980s as common links in the rickety grocery-store supply chain. 

According to Investors, Covid19 is exposing flaws in the existing supply chains. 

As the coronavirus pounds economies worldwide, the disease has ripped the foundations of modern supply chain management and left businesses struggling to get crucial materials.