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The logistics of how everyday necessities get onto the shelves of the local store probably didn’t enter the mind of most Americans that is, until the global COVID-19 pandemic began to spread across the United States. Rumors of toilet paper shortages filled social media, and suddenly “it’s a supply chain issue” was part of our vernacular.
Now, according to Louisiana Tech University’s sustainable supply chain management students, this logistical management of getting essentials from point A to point B may just be what will be responsible for getting us back to normalcy.
“During the COVID pandemic, the U.S. consumer has experienced a shortage of cans, paper bags, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, and toilet paper,” said Dr. Kevin Watson, Assistant Professor of Management in the College of Business. “We have been bombarded with stories of lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect our frontline medical workers and first responders. Now, we are like