Manufacturing Magazine February 2021 | Page 33

need for greater investment in digital and data ,” comments Walker who details three emerging challenges : lockdown and the high-tech industry was hit hard due to their reliance on their global supply chains .”
1 | Resilience and Maintenance of the Supply Chain With the outbreak of COVID-19 , “ almost every aspect of the supply chain was affected – whether forecasting demand , sourcing enough materials to meet demand , or orchestrating production and delivery across numerous components of the chain . The first place this became visible was in February when China went into
2 | Volatility of Demand “ Certain sectors saw a complete drop in demand and have had an oversupply of materials , whereas other sectors , such as consumer goods , were not able to keep pace with demands ”.
3 | Keeping people productive and safe One of the biggest challenges manufacturers are facing is the restrictions
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