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ARTICLE · 23 APRIL 2020

Certain Considerations In Supply Agreements And Re-Tooling Efforts In The Pandemic Context

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create significant uncertainty, certain manufacturers have re-tooled their existing manufacturing operations to assist the health care sector.

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While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create significant uncertainty, certain manufacturers have re-tooled their existing manufacturing operations to assist the health care sector. This effort has gained significant momentum across the globe, and specifically in Ontario following a government call for support.

This is not a simple effort. Those companies taking part will need to critically assess how supply chains and manufacturing operations currently function, review their existing operating approvals and permits, and assess how they may need to function in a post-pandemic environment. Manufacturers, suppliers and related parties would do well to consider which solutions to their re-tooling-related challenges allow them to: (i) maintain strong relationships across their supply chains, (ii) encourage trust in the resumption of the normal course of business, (iii) innovate to better adapt to similar changes in production in the future, and (iv) consider what needs

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