Supply Chain experts Sean Laffere, of A&M's Corporate Performance Group, and Al Liguori, of A&M's Taxand Group discuss what's required for businesses and supply chains to adjust to the post-pandemic era, including the tax and pricing implications of shifting sourcing from China.
Companies are scrambling to understand what an effective “reset” period looks like, once the coronavirus pandemic has begun to subside. Major considerations include the state of cash and working capital, as well as uncertain customer demand. Still, says Laffere, there are four components that will determine a company’s supply-chain agility in the future: flexibility in sales and operations planning (S&OP), its cost and profitability model, the need to move from a fixed to variable-cost environment, and the shedding of “distractions” — product lines that aren’t profitable.
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This video interview was originally published on SupplyChainBrain on July 9, 2020.
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