Defense Production Act could help amid coronavirus, even as President Trump resists: experts

Whether the DPA is employed now may not necessarily have an immediate impact anyway, since it takes time to repurpose factories and shift companies to producing medical gear, according to Kaitlin Wowak, an assistant professor at the Mendoza College of Business, who specializes in supply chains."If we responded a little bit faster about trying to increase production or pivot supply chains, then we could have avoided a lag," Wowak told ABC News.

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March 25, 2020