Supply Chain and COVID-19, Millennials, Mother's Day Gifts, Supporting Small Businesses, Publishing and COVID-19, Empathy in a Pandemic

Supply Chain and COVID-19 (0:00:00) If you’re like most people, you’ve had this thought at the grocery store: “They’re out of toilet paper again?” If you’re wondering why some products haven’t been in stock all quarantine, it might be due to the supply chain connected to them. As the world has tightened its safety precautions for COVID-19, local and international businesses have found themselves unable to fill their supply stocks as they try to balance safety with necessity. So how do these supply chains work, and can we expect things to change as we continue to move forward through the pandemic? Joining us today are two professors of global supply chain management, Professors Scott Webb and Cindy Blair, here with us to discuss the effects coronavirus is having on our global supply chains. Millennials (0:16:38) Lazy. Entitled. Self-obsessed narcissists. Just a few phrases people often use to describe Generation Y, more often known as Millennials. On the other hand, Millennials have made larger strides for equality than any other generation. They make up the majority of volunteers in non-profit organizations. And loving avocado toast and worshiping Beyoncé can’t be that bad of a crime. With members of Generation Y ranging from Taylor Swift to Mark Zuckerberg to Justin Bieber, it may not be so black and white. Here to discuss this debate is generational speaker, author, and researcher, Amy Lynch. Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day (0:31:51) Gifts are important. Giving gifts is a love language. We give them on birthdays, wedding days, and of course Mother’s Day! We all want to get our mom something special for the holiday, but sometimes we draw a blank on what that should be. So, when we run out of ideas how can we come up with the best gift? To help us out we invited friend of the show, Carrie Ann Rhodes. She came prepared to tell us about the best Mother’s Day gifts of 2020. Supporting Small Businesses (0:50:33) With the government asking us to stay home right now, the businesses that are faring the best are those