Global Sourcing

One of the many painful lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the world’s supply chains are highly vulnerable to external shocks, especially when manufacturers rely on a single source for the parts that they need. This issue created a severe problem when governments and ventures were racing to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production. Offering cutting-edge ... 阅读更多

In the global supply chain, retailers commonly source manufacturers through “middlemen.” Unfortunately, these intermediaries often collude with unethical manufacturers to collect rebates that are “hidden” from retailers. Due to the covert operations involved, this problem has received very little attention. In instrumental new work, Ying-Ju Chen from HKUST ... 阅读更多