Webinar on Covid-19 and it’s Implications for Supply Chain Management

Date: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Time: 17h00-19h00
Cost: Free

The outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has major implications for supply chain management. The impact of supply chains can be seen in:

• Government restrictions amid to mitigate the spread of the virus,
• Limited access to employees due to quarantine and potential loss of jobs,
• Limited operating hours and goods are not being produced to full capacity,
• Suppliers of customised products are at risk of losing market shares,
• Closure of businesses or manufacturing slowdowns and
• Limited access to logistics movements and financial implications.

AISCR invites you for a webinar to better understand the profound impact of Covid-19 on supply chains in South Africa and the continent. The webinar aims to assist supply chain practitioners develop mitigating strategies during this trying time and a blueprint for effective post-COVID-19 supply chains.

Topics to be addressed include among others:

• How Covid-19 is impacting supply chains in South Africa and the continent
• Best supply chain practices in response to Covid-19
• Post Covid-19_supply chain structure, technology and finance
• Humanitarian concerns.

Moderator

Ms Sibongile Shongwe

• Chief Executive: Mtimaz Holdings (Pty) Ltd
• VP Business Development & Operations: AISCR

Speakers

Prof Marcus Ambe

• Professor: Supply Chain Management, Unisa
• President: AISCR
• Deputy Chairperson: Interim SCM Council, South Africa

Prof Michelle Naude

• Professor: Marketing and Supply Chain Management
• University of KwaZulu Natal

Prof Marcia Mkansi

• Associate Professor: Supply Chain Management, Unisa;
• Former Chair: Department of Operations Management, Unisa

Dr Rebecca Setino

• Country Head: Procurement and Supply Chain at Bombardier South Africa
• Deputy Chairperson: Board of Directors, AISCR

Professor Emmanuel Awour

• Associate Professor: Leadership & Supply Chain Management
• Management University of Africa – Kenya

Dr Oluka Nagitta

• Lecturer:  Supply Chain Management, Uganda Management Institute
• Member of AISCR Educational

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