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COVID 19 - A Call For Resilient Supply Chain Systems
COVID 19 - A Call For Resilient Supply Chain Systems
As the virus was taking a toll on China in early 2020, many were busy
calculating the repercussions it will have on the supply chain channels as China
is one of the big markets and an active node of trade.
Gradually, there occurred the scenario of goods disruptions where companies
sorted out their production as per their feasibility to meet the demands.
Here I have put down some workable ways and steps for manufacturers to help
them equalize their supply chain systems and networks to cope up with the
unprecedented changes transitioned worldwide.
NetSet Software Solutions is also learning from the effective techniques
provided below and is making the best efforts to continue its services without
any disruptions amid the corona crisis.
Responsiveness, proactiveness, speed, and decision making are the key factors
to spin the wheel of success during the critical time of the novel coronavirus
spread.
Identify - Ever-changing supply-demand variants to act wisely to eliminate the
loopholes in supply, transportation, production, and warehousing.
Define - Goals and action plan feasible as per the temporary crisis. Reform
and create result-oriented resilient strategies to maintain the supply chain
networks and ecosystems to balance the cycle of supply and demand,
deriving appropriate sales and revenue.
Amid the time of the outbreak, restarting operations will present unique
challenges as workers gradually rejoin to work.
Nevertheless, ‘back to normal’ situations won’t be achieved easily and would
take longer than usual. With ongoing restrictions and imposed rules on
commutation, it will be hard to ramp up to the full capacity and potential and
requires close heed to be paid to labor planning and product quality with the
scarcity of both material and required workforce.
Here comes the need for you to separate your direct suppliers and understand
their capabilities to fill the supply gap and meet essential requirements,
eliminating encountered risks.
Remember, suppliers will treat you from an allocation perspective regarding
shortages, outages, and inventory management where you would not only be the
last option for them, therefore, you must hunt for alternative ways and plan
accordingly to minimize the impact on your firm.
To keep the Tier 1 running, it becomes significant to pay close attention to the
Tier 2 supplier status and beyond, that further impacts Tier 1.
with suppliers for alternative plans, alter rules and methods of work wherever
needed to keep your business plants running at the maximum efficacies.
Establishments with complex supply chain networks, systems, and hierarchies
need to extend and scale their approaches and techniques to alleviate supply-
side risks, embracing digital modes to enhance the network for gaining a clear
view of critical components of the supplier network.
Artificial Intelligence, IoT, big data capabilities can bolster your manufacturing
systems and foster a digital ecosystem of connected devices, rendering
relevant and useful data in real-time, thus enhancing decision making.
The demand and supply variability has inclined differently, where the rules,
policies, and practices followed earlier would not deliver productive results.
There arises the need to consider and mark the ways to refine inventory
strategies to reduce the adverse effects on business due to supply shortages
and risks, equalizing the basic factors like cash flow, supply base risk, perish
ability, etc. on an immediate basis.
Set safety stock parameters to buffer the demands and supply variabilities with
delineate planning and precision.
In this step, you need to acquire insights about delivery performance from the
supplier’s end. Expect delays and declines in the delivery status and type (on-
time and in-full respectively).
If you lack digital connectivity with suppliers over the inbound flow of products
and materials, you must get access to data and management tools to enhance
business visibility and feasibility of trading amid the corona outbreak, further
empowering decision-making skills.
Supply chains today face a disruption risk not seen since World War II.
The experience of affected countries in the first wave of COVID-19 shows that
avoiding disruption in supply chains is key to ensuring food supplies to a
quarantined population.
At the same time, the operation of these chains contributes to reducing the
serious impact on the economy, keeping some of its sectors active.