SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY
The resilience of the Supply Chain Industry
Seven key trends for 2020/21
Car manufacturers all over the globe are using artificial intelligence in just about every facet of the car making process.
Global supply chains realigning and adapting to a new business landscape and realities The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to global supply chains. The crisis has revealed weak links, but has also shown the benefits of good sourcing practice. Joe Hepworth, Director, OCO Global, and Founder of the British Centres for Business (BCB), highlights some pointers and developments that are changing the face and the landscape of the Supply Chain ecosystem—Editor. 54 DECEMBER 2020
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s companies emerge from the sweeping Covid-19 pandemic, it is natural to expect the supply chain sourcing to adapt to drive greater efficacies and resilience. It is very obvious that Covid-19 has had a profound impact on global supply chains, and the changes we have seen are only the beginning. Changes that are being implemented now are likely to be long lasting and will reshape international trade of the future. At OCO Global, we have seen seven key trends emerge or come to the forefront this year, that are likely to impact supply chain and logistics as we move forward in a post-Covid world.
