Business and Economics
A think tank of professors from the University of Antwerp and industry experts has focused on the logistical organization for the distribution of the corona vaccines. After consulting with logistics parties, courier companies, non-profit organizations, international logistics experts and pharmaceutical companies, they have noted four main observations that are important for both the COVID19 vaccine distribution and immunization campaigns.
The whole world is looking for an effective COVID-vaccine. Several logistics parties have cited that not only the development of the vaccine is a feat, but that the distribution too will be challenging. Is the logistical sector ready?
As so many others, the culture sector did not escape the impact of the corona virus either. Concerts got canceled, museums closed their doors. The sector reacted quickly and switched to online alternatives. As a result, Prof. dr. Dr Annick Schramme and Nathalie Verboven took part in setting up a large-scale public survey to discover the impact of the crisis on the cultural experience. Will the Flemish people return to the theaters, or is the online alternative here to stay?
Can a fiscal stimulus help bring back jobs for those struck by the Covid-19 recession? Research by Roland Winker (University of Antwerp), Christian Bredemeier and Falko Juessen (University of Wuppertal) indicates that it depends on how the stimulus is designed. A cut in the tax rate on labor income performs best in stimulating job creation for those who have borne the brunt of job losses.
Shopping at online Chinese e-commerceplatformen such as AliExpress and Wish is hot, because it’s incredibly cheap. In the near future, this might come to an end. The game is changing, and this market too doesn’t escape the impact of the corona crisis. Roel Gevaers and Wouter Dewulf can tell us all about it.
SEW-alumnus Abdel Bouddount is HR Business Partner at Mediahuis, the Belgian media company behind newspapers as De Standaard and Gazet van Antwerpen. He shares some of his experiences working in the HR sector during the corona crisis.
Consumers are buying more goods online than ever due to the corona crisis. Several parcel and last mile couriers had to reduce their capacity for eCommerce stores, because people are not only ordering more, but also different kinds of products.
In a time when road transport is highly necessary, transport rates have gone down. Road carriers are trying to cover their costs by any means. This is not a sustainable reaction. An increase is only possible through a group reaction.
Maritime transport is an extremely transport mode for international trade. It is crucial that the maritime chain is not unnecessary disrupted because of a crisis like the Corona pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily routines drastically. It is interesting to see that business practices and, even more specifically, marketing practices have changed and are changing. In this post we would like to give a helicopter view of how COVID-19 seems to change marketing across all of its levels.