Webinar on Establishing a Pan-African Supply Chain Federation: Survey Findings and the Way Forward The…
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