Supply Chain & Distribution

In its simplest form, a Supply Chain Management is seen as the activity of delivery of materials, information and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer and then to the client.

Focusing on the core activities of Supply Chain Management requires to convert raw materials or component parts through to finished products or services. When we discuss Supply Chain Management, we must try to understand the strategic decisions that influence the supply chain activity. The building of the supply chain strategy has many tools available, value as perceived by our client must have full consideration when building any strategy.

The challenges that the supply chain has to overcome due to the pandemic is facing the fact that the world as run out of many products. Lately, we have experienced the shock of not being able to buy the strictly necessary products such as toilet paper. We must adapt to the situation in which we have to wait many months for other products such as a new car or a new smartphone.

The pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of the global supply chain from manufacturing to delivery the goods. When will it end? Nobody knows, but one shall only hope to see an end of the pandemic soon and wait for the supply chain to comply.