SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Manufacturing Delay

Medical supply delayed in our province. Sinovac is only available during that time. Types of

vaccines like AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Janssen were delayed. And after a month they proceed to

Pfizer, astraZeneca, and janssen.

SOLUTION:

According to Sofia Tomacruz, Philippine pandemic officials announced the delivery of the

country’s first batch of coronavirus vaccines could be expected by mid-February. But with that

timeline looking less likely to be met, the Duterte government’s task force officials announced

there would be a slight delay in the arrival of vaccines due to, of all things, paperwork.

National Task Force COVID-19 the law is also being required by vaccine manufacturers, aside

from the COVAX facility, to hold them free from any liabilities for severe adverse effects arising

from immunization. COVAX officials earlier listed this as part of requirements for all countries

participating in the global scheme to ensure equitable access to vaccines, saying vaccine

manufacturers were reluctant to guarantee supplies if they were not indemnified against possible

liability.

Given the unprecedented speed and scope of deployment of recently licensed vaccines,

manufacturers have highlighted the risks of unforeseen claims due to injury associated with the

vaccine. Manufacturers are reluctant to deliver COVID-19 vaccines if this risk is not addressed.

For countries like the Philippines that will receive donated vaccines from the facility, A model
indemnification agreement will already be incorporated in agreements with manufacturers to

decrease time spent for negotiations.

Increased Logistics Cost

The recent pandemic indeed caused severe disruption on the economy of countries from around

the world, the strict quarantine restrictions as well as constant lockdowns has affected the flow of

goods and services from the market that eventually led to economic downturn during the year

2020. This economic crisis was felt even more by third-world countries like the Philippines

whose economy depends on its imports and exports. That's why when countries issued border

shutdowns and travel restrictions the Philippines experienced shortages in essential supplies such

as food and medical supplies mainly because of the Increased Logistics Cost. Personally, based

on my experience during the pandemic we tend to make use of what's available in our home and

use it wisely as possible thus one of the key problems we encountered is the shortage of essential

supplies. Now, in order to cope up with the said problem we established a coordination system

with the barangay officials through the use of messaging apps as well as the internet, in this way

we were able to communicate with them and constantly get updates regarding the distribution of

food packages and financial assistance from the government. Furthermore, aside from a

coordination system with the barangay officials we also considered partnering with potential

suppliers again with the use of the internet in order to provide our basic needs. And yes, it was

very successful because we were able to find a great medical supplier and they sold us quality

medical supplies in large quantities at a reasonable price. But first we always do inventory

management by creating a list of products that we need to buy for a month, then we assess our

storage and allocate a budget for it; in this way we can determine the quantities of products we

are going to order and most especially balance our budget wisely and avoid hoarding of products.
Once our order has been submitted to the supplier it will take them a few days to process the

orders as well as prepare it, but once it's finished they will immediately deliver it to your

doorstep well-packaged and sanitized then collect the payment afterwards.

SOLUTION:

● Coordination between Authorities, Suppliers, and Consumers

● Excellent Finance and Inventory Management

● Great Informed Decision Making Skills

● Take Advantage of Opportunities

Overall, if we go back to the narrative the suppliers, authorities, and consumers can be identified

as the key persons in the resolution of the problem. Without a coordination system with these

three the problem of shortages caused by increased logistics cost can never be resolved. In

addition, the decision making skills of all parties is significant in the overall execution of tasks

throughout the process. Every decision made is crucial thus it can greatly impact the outcome of

the operations. But still the best possible solution to the problem is for the consumer to establish

a coordination system with the authorities and suppliers, because this serves as a bridge to fill the

gap and cope up with the shortage problem. In times of economic crisis we consumers must

explore different options to provide our necessity and most importantly be wise with our

economic decisions. Through the use of connections between people and smart thinking we can

be able to survive.