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3 ways supply chain leaders can mitigate coronavirus disruption

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With the new coronavirus impacting global supply chains, supply chain leaders should focus on three impact areas for their initial crisis management. As Covid-19 spreads globally, we are seeing increased supply chain disruption, but also changes in consumer spending habits.

Supply has been impacted in three primary ways: limited access to employees due to quarantines, factory closures or manufacturing slowdowns and limited access to logistics to move goods. Most supply chain organisations are in crisis management, assessing impacts and response on a daily, if not hourly basis.

Gartner recommends that supply chain leaders focus their efforts on three main areas.

Impact Area 1: Workforce

In order to limit the impact of Covid-19, many employees have been instructed by local governments or advised by their employers to stay at home. Employers have put in place controls around travel and site visitors.

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