A peek at peak: interview with Zac Rogers

July 29, 2022

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To say that retailers are facing unprecedented challenges might be an understatement. After surviving the pandemic shutdowns, retailers met the challenge of surging consumer demand only to run up against a whole new set of obstacles: supply chain disruptions; runaway inflation; skyrocketing fuel and transportation costs; new, highly contagious strains of Covid; and a looming economic recession. All of this comes at a time when they are entering peak season. Many have stocked up on merchandise already, but are they the right products?For some answers, we turned to Zac Rogers, an assistant professor of operations and supply chain management at Colorado State University. His primary research interests include the financial impact of supply chain sustainability, emerging logistics technologies, supply chain cybersecurity, and purchasing and logistics issues. He is also a researcher and co-author of the monthly Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) report, which tracks trends and developments ....

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