Out of stock The list of Out-of-Stock essentials rolls on. But now is the time for firms to identify how, what & where to stock items they need as Covid-19 lockdown eases. Switzerland holds 3 – 6 month’s worth of staple foods, fuels & medical supplies. But stockpiles are held by private firms, so large…
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Stockpile Coronavirus fears driving stockpiles. Governments aren’t immune & have previously hoarded: raisins, helium & rubber (USA), maple syrup (Canada), pork (China), butter, milk & wine (EU), sugar (USA & China), cotton (China & India). Better to devise supply-chain contingency plans, & partner with others, than try to guess what stock to pile & how…
Urban More than 1/2 the world’s population now lives in urban areas. Will rise to 2/3rds by 2050. But cities won’t achieve their economic potential unless they solve air pollution, navigation, housing shortage & noise. In city-life utopia, robots sit in traffic, rents are low & electric motor whirrs are the loudest sound Guessed the Word?…