Actions in response to COVID19 In general, people, including those within businesses, take little notice of future events that are rare, even though the consequences may be catastrophic. With COVID19, governments were warned for decades about the threat of viruses (SARS, MERS etc.), but were unprepared when the disease appeared. People also quickly forget about the community effects of past … Read More
Questions to consider about Supply Chains in 2022
Questions for a government This first blogpost for 2022 will note some changes that could occur, but over a longer horizon, than one year. These are not ‘trends’, but matters for consideration concerning how, if they gain momentum, they may affect your supply chains. For 2022, national governments have limited strategy options. Over the past two years it has become … Read More
Supply Chains and how they can improve your business
‘Normal’ is not on the agenda The disruptions to supply chains over the past two years will take at least another twelve months to correct. The rapid increase in cases associated with the latest COVID variant shows that the virus has not finished. And supply chain disruptions influenced by the pandemic could continue; some of them an unexpected surprise. Suppliers … Read More
Climate Change requires changes in your supply chains
A scenario for reduction of carbon emissions The objectives of the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow, Scotland were not achieved. Governments failed to provide sufficient targets for the required reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. The UN scientist report of August 2021 titled Code Red for Humanity stated that carbon emissions must be reduced by 45 percent over 2010 levels … Read More
The ‘right’ amount of inventory in your supply chains
Will demand slow? Many Logisticians have been working overtime in the past 18 months to meet their CEOs instructions to provide sufficient products for the ‘new’ demand. But, there are signs that the ‘good times’ may come to an end, with a potential reduction in consumer demand. Consumers may have purchased sufficient ‘stuff’ – where to put it? The abnormal … Read More