New research offers keys for how retailers and suppliers can prepare and plan for runs on essential stock to reduce shortages during a crisis.

It's the 17th annual Summer Reading List for Business Leaders – your summer reading guide as recommended by Maryland Smith's faculty experts.

No, oil producers can’t just cut their output to zero – and here's what that means for the supply and demand imbalance.

In our video series, Maryland Smith experts share their insights on the broadly reaching impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Maryland Smith research explains what drives consumers to clear store shelves and to hoard goods in the face of risks, and explains how retailers should respond.

How government and industry can work together to protect the supply chain that provides food, medicine and other necessary goods.

The coronavirus epidemic has disrupted social life and the day-to-day economy for China’s 1.4 billion residents. What will the impact be for China’s small-to-medium-size enterprises – including their global supply chain partners?

That return-to-work dread that puts people in bad moods – and has been documented to drag down productivity and impact financial markets – also wreaks havoc on the efficiency of moving goods from one place to another on Mondays.

Shares of oil giant Saudi Aramco last week traded publicly for the first time, with the biggest IPO in history. But don’t confuse size with success. Here's why.

The usual Christmas shopping period, which begins Black Friday, is particularly short this year – just 26 days. Will those final bundles arrive on time?