Coronavirus Series: Building A Thriving Supply Chain

Jayne Hussey discusses the future of supply chains in the first of a series of articles with particular focus around the coronavirus impact and potential opportunities.

#6 Visibility over the Supply Chain: Using blockchain to minimise disruptions and enhance reputation

As observed in previous articles, transparency, ethical trade and sustainability are increasingly important to consumers in the purchasing decisions that they make. Equally, coronavirus has demonstrated the fragile nature of many global supply chains. The absence of visibility across supply chains has severely hampered the attempts of many businesses to mitigate the supply chain havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.