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China and Russia, Wages and Insurance, Refugees and Technology : RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on China-Russia ties, considerations when raising the minimum wage, how refugees use digital devices, and more.
Oct 15, 2021
Multimedia
Unraveling the Gordian Knot: Considering Supply Chain Resiliency
An overview of testimony by Caolionn O'Connell presented before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce on October 14, 2021.
Oct 14, 2021
Testimony
Considering Supply Chain Resiliency
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the fragility of global supply chains. And the SolarWinds hack showed how the scope of a supply chain should be interpreted more broadly to reflect dependencies on software. How can the United States increase supply chain resiliency?
Oct 14, 2021
Report
The Changing Nature of Entrepreneurship
The rise of technology-enabled services has made it easier than ever to start a business. But entrepreneurs who wish to succeed online face new costs and challenges.
Aug 18, 2021
Commentary
Stress Tests: The Right Tool for Strengthening Supply Chains
Isolated interruptions to individual supply chains feel like a thing of the past. Today, the risks are more likely to cut across supply chains and leave companies vulnerable to shared or cascading threats. If we want to make supply chains more resilient, it's time to apply some stress tests.
Aug 10, 2021
Report
Exploring the Feasibility and Utility of Machine Learning-Assisted Command and Control: Volume 2, Supporting Technical Analysis
This volume serves as the technical analysis to a report concerning the potential for artificial intelligence systems to assist in Air Force command and control (C2).
Jul 15, 2021
Report
Exploring the Feasibility and Utility of Machine Learning-Assisted Command and Control
Is there potential for artificial intelligence (AI) systems to assist in Air Force command and control (C2) from a technical perspective? An analytical framework assesses the suitability of a given AI system for a given C2 problem.
Jul 15, 2021
Report
Challenges and barriers that limit the productivity and competitiveness of UK defence supply chains
Small and medium-sized companies attempting to enter and operate in the UK's defence market face several barriers that can limit productivity of defence supply chains. Addressing these challenges is key to improving productivity and competitiveness.
Jul 6, 2021
Journal Article
Building and Measuring Community Resilience: Actions for Communities and the Gulf Research Program
This report summarizes the existing portfolio of relevant or related resilience measurement efforts and notes gaps and challenges associated with them.
Jun 29, 2021
Blog
RAND Art + Data, 'Gray Market Care,' Supply Chains and Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on RAND's new artist residency program, Art + Data; the prevalence of “gray market care” in the United States; supply chains' cyber problem; and more.
Jun 25, 2021
Commentary
Supply Chains Have a Cyber Problem
We are entering a world in which cyber disruptions easily become supply chain disruptions, and where supply chains for hardware and software create new cyber risks. Managing these will demand digital-era solutions, including updating tools, regulations, and reporting requirements.
Jun 22, 2021
Commentary
Military and Defense-Related Supply Chains
After the Cold War, U.S. logistics planners moved away from a focus on effectiveness to a focus on efficiency in the sense that little is left idle for significant periods and that commodities are delivered at minimum cost. The ability of the system to support the joint force in the event of major conflict is at best untested and could be problematic.
Jun 22, 2021
Commentary
Thinking Through Rapid and Scalable Rollout of Healthcare Innovations for Public Health Challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that rapid innovation in the face of public health emergencies is possible. In only 15 months, 15 vaccines have been approved or authorized for use in various parts of the world. What thinking is required to support uniform rapid rollout for future public health emergencies?
Jun 14, 2021
Journal Article
Examining the Business Case for Patient Experience: A Systematic Review
This article reviews the literature on associations between patient experience and business outcomes, including patient allegiance and retention, complaints, lawsuits, provider job satisfaction, and profitability.
May 21, 2021
Journal Article
Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement in the Veterinary Profession: A Mixed-Method Study
96% of the veterinary profession agrees that Quality Improvement (QI) improves veterinary care. A lack of time, know-how and organisational support were among the barriers preventing its adoption in practice.
May 14, 2021
Commentary
The Pivotal Role of Remote Working in the Journey to Jab the Nation
Pulling the UK COVID-19 vaccination program together was an immense logistical and technical effort. Had it not been for the working practices mandated by the lockdown, it would have been even more difficult. What changed over the pandemic to allow this to happen?
May 13, 2021
Commentary
Supply Chains and National Security
The many pandemic-related shortages that occurred in the United States and elsewhere provide a clear warning. Serious supply-chain vulnerabilities exist. We need to learn much more about this potential threat to national security.
May 11, 2021
Commentary
Unconventional Supply Network Operations: A New Frontier in Global Competition
The technological advances of recent decades that have made supply networks drastically more efficient, valuable, and essential to every element of our daily lives have also created a highly interdependent, largely unsecured portfolio of potential attack surfaces.
Apr 19, 2021
Blog
COVID-19 Demographic Trends, Vaccinating 'High-Contact' People, the Iran Threat Network: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how the pandemic is shaping demographic trends, targeting vaccines to
Apr 16, 2021
Commentary
Supply Chains and National Security
Lessons from the pandemic will be sorted through for years. But one thing seems very clear: The United States is not ready in a policy or infrastructure or even physical-capacity sense to respond to major shocks to its supply chains.
Apr 12, 2021

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Troy D. Smith

Associate Economist

Troy Smith is an economist at the RAND Corporation and professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research is in applied microeconomics focusing on education, entrepreneurship, development, and labor.
William Shelton

Acting Director, Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations Program, RAND Homeland Security Research Division

William Shelton is the acting director of the Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations Program within the RAND Homeland Security Research Division, and a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation. His research has covered such topics as accelerating Air Force and Space Force…

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