Turbulent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have caused severe disruptions to direct-delivery trade in cross-border e-commerce. For the e-tailers operating both bonded-warehouse and direct-delivery channels, self-reliant shipping will undoubtedly avoid the loss of control of logistics...

The ongoing pandemic has bared the vulnerabilities in our global supply chains. A bigger, much more physical, challenge awaits in the form of climate change. Due to the ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, change in the climate and its effects are being felt across the...