The University of Manchester (@manchester.ac.uk)

Supermarket shelves often run empty during crises - COVID panic buying, floods, strikes. Researchers have built a system to help retailers keep goods moving during disruptions, while cutting costs & lowering carbon emissions. https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/new-model-helps-supermarkets/

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New model helps supermarkets keep shelves stocked during crises - and go greener Supermarket shoppers across the UK are all too familiar with empty shelves when disruption strikes. Whether it was the panic buying of COVID-19, floods affecting deliveries or strikes in distribution centres, the fragility of supply chains has affected most of us in recent years. In response to this, a team of researchers has developed a new way... https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/new-model-helps-supermarkets/