This article is part two of a series of three articles that
examine the impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chains. The first article,
titled 'Responding with Resilience – the Indian Pharma
Sector', used the example of India's pharma sector to
explain the crisis, the challenges that emerged, and the
industry's short-term response in the face of the pandemic.
Part 2 of the series outlines the 'Learnings from the Crisis
for Supply Chain Management', and part 3 will ideate on the
'Supply Chain Management Strategy for the New
Normal'.
Here, we take a deep-dive into the learnings from the past few
months' experience of battling the pandemic, which help
organizations get back on track for their business objectives
effectively. These learnings are summarized under three distinct
areas: