{"id":8308,"date":"2020-04-09T09:36:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=8308"},"modified":"2020-05-15T17:08:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T00:08:49","slug":"manufacturing-supply-chain-challenges-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/manufacturing-supply-chain-challenges-pandemic","title":{"rendered":"Manage Manufacturing &#038; Supply Disruptions During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8310&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pandemic associated with widespread business disruption can so easily shape the future for manufacturers and suppliers. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, big changes are already happening, such as an increase in manufacturing automation and a reduced need for assembly line workers. Manufacturers are under a significant amount of pressure, and many have stepped up to produce essential products like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australianmanufacturing.com.au\/113520\/a-double-rum-but-not-as-we-know-it\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hand sanitizer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/nexteer-automotive-3d-printing-mask-components-for-health-care-workers.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protective face shields<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-31\/norwegian-companies-researchers-develop-emergency-respirator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">respirators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ventilators. Despite all these efforts, it has still proven difficult to keep up with rapidly changing demand. However, there are three important strategies that can help your business manage unexpected disruption across markets and industries. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Improve Shop Floor Automation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automation can be defined as a technology, or set of technologies, that enable a process or procedure that can be performed with minimal human assistance. The process of manufacturing household products like toilet paper and paper towels\u2014products that have consistently been out of stock during the outbreak\u2014is highly automated. Manufacturers of these staple products can make more or less depending on the demand, with little to no risk to workers. But they are still dependent on the steady flow of raw materials from their suppliers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Enhance Supply Chain Visibility and Risk Management <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will likely be a need for tools and processes that enable greater supply chain visibility, improved risk analyses and disruption simulations. Manufacturers should begin to focus more on their suppliers\u2019 capabilities. It could help ease concerns over perceived risks like a global <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/13\/business\/toilet-paper-shortage.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">toilet paper shortage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when in reality stores just struggle to keep up with restocking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Address Disruption and Constraints in the Supply Chain<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The supply chain has experienced a staggering amount of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/manufacturing-disruption-is-here-will-your-company-survive\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disruption<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the past couple of months. This is illustrated by countless grocery stores around the world with empty shelves where common products should be. Suppliers are still grappling with how to assess the outbreak and associated impacts, so manufacturers will need to look at constraints up and down the supply chain to further mitigate risk. In the longer term, business processes will need to be re-evaluated to try and expose vulnerabilities\u2014like the effects of panic buying\u2014followed by an extensive due diligence process to better understand risk exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automationworld.com\/covid-19\/article\/21124819\/the-potential-of-erp-amid-a-pandemic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> written by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AutomationWorld<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s Stephanie Neil, QAD Director of Consumer and Food &amp; Beverage Markets Stephen Dombroski contributes his insights on manufacturer and supplier capabilities in the wake of a pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u201cManufacturing companies utilize two supply chains today; the physical supply chain consisting of all products and the digital supply chain that contains all information. Synchronizing both supply chains with all manufacturing, distribution, and procurement processes will enable companies to be flexible and agile.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Stephen Dombroski, Director of Consumer and Food &amp; Beverage Markets<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about how to address disruption in the face of a global health crisis, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automationworld.com\/covid-19\/article\/21124819\/the-potential-of-erp-amid-a-pandemic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read the full story<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AutomationWorld<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Manufacturing disruption can happen overnight, as evident with the response to the COVID-19\u00a0<span class=\"il\">pandemic<\/span>.\u00a0It is important to formulate disruption strategies for both the short and long term to be able to quickly adapt and prepare for future changes.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/manufacturing-disruption-is-here-will-your-company-survive\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/manufacturing-disruption-is-here-will-your-company-survive\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1589646168605000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEyXN_aAWb_QBuui2LSB8Qc7r4akg\">Will your company survive<\/a>\u00a0and have a competitive advantage during the next disruption?<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8310&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]A pandemic associated with widespread business disruption can so easily shape the future for manufacturers and suppliers. 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