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PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS FOR BUSINESSES
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS FOR BUSINESSES
SUPPLY SHORTAGES
SUPPLY SHORTAGES
Supply shortages will occur because of increased demand during the pandemic (i.e. cleaning supplies, face masks, disinfectants, home-based services, food, water etc.) with people stockpiling, panic buying, what they can in fear that the products they need to survive won't be able available in future if they buy as needed now.
Unfortunately they are right, the products won't be available. Panic buying and stockpiling is a common sight with news coverage showing the public emptying store shelves in the lead up to natural disasters such as hurricanes and the like.
The modern world in which we live is based on an '11th hour' approach to all consumer goods. Shops purchase what they need to stock for only a few days, perhaps a week or two at most in more isolated places. This doesn't include perishables and other fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) which have an even shorter shelf-life.
The cost of storage for stocking for any longer prohibits them from doing so, and we the public, have brought this upon ourselves with our continual demands for lower and lower prices.
Retailers have had to reduce their overheads to remain competitive and this includes storage space which these days comes at a hefty price.
When news that the pandemic has successfully taken hold and is spreading globally, we will witness and unprecedented rush to the shops and an emptying of shop shelves.
Businesses which have not already stockpiled enough face masks, hand gels, medicines and the like will not get a chance to buy even small amounts of what they need for several weeks until the initial panic has died down.
Even then supplies will be scarce, and as demand dwarfs supply the prices will reflect that imbalance accordingly.
Businesses which cannot provide any kind of protective equipment will have no chance of enticing staff back to the office to work.
Furthermore, your business's critical supplies will also be disrupted. We have provided a section in the manual to assist you with doing a risk assessment of your supplies and suppliers so you can assess what those critical supplies are to you and how exposed your business is to not getting them.
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Here are some other things to think about:
Supply shortages may also occur because of disruptions in transportation systems or inability of suppliers to meet demands because of their own staff shortages.
Some supply items travel considerable distances by truck, train, ship or aircraft, and are vulnerable to any disruption.
Absences of workers/drivers and other transportation staff may affect both the production and delivery of needed supply items.
Supply lines may also be affected by mandated or self-imposed travel restrictions (e.g. transporters unwilling to travel through or to infected areas).
You should discuss with key suppliers a plan for regular shipments in the event of supply shortages or disruptions in transportation systems.
International air movements may be disrupted in a pandemic, and this may impact on imported goods, especially if they normally arrive in freight-holds of passenger aircraft.
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