LLamasoft COVID-19 Resource Center
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The latest news and information on the impact of COVID-19 and the global supply chain.
Preparing Supply Chain Operations for the Next Phase of the COVID-19 Response
The pandemic has resulted in significant disruptions of healthcare and other supply chains around the world. Now is the time to consider what is needed to create the agile operations required for your future. Achieving Read More >>
Good Versus Great in Achieving Supply Chain Excellence
Great supply chains stand out – simply “good” supply chains falter, says LLamasoft’s Vikram Murthi. But what makes a global supply chain great? Hint: AI plays a key role! COVID-19 remains the primary supply chain Read More >>
How Can India Massively Scale Up Its Testing to Control COVID-19?
Data-driven guidance is crucial for scaling up India’s COVID-19 testing program, and LLamasoft’s Sidharth Rupani has co-authored a technical note with colleagues from the Center for Global Development (CGD) and ACCESS Health International to provide Read More >>
COVID-19: A Call for AI Powered Supply Chain Decision Making
The pandemic is causing some strange anomalies to supply chains, unlike any we have witnessed in our lifetimes. Companies across the board are experiencing unforeseen shocks to the system on the demand and supply side Read More >>
datanami – The New Omnichannel Imperative: AI to the Rescue
US Consumers have turned to e-commerce during the COVID-19 outbreak, resulting in online sales increase by 25% overall in mid-March compared to early March. Online grocery in the US has seen a 100% boost in Read More >>
Supply Chain Quarterly – Coronavirus Exposes the Weak Links in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Coronavirus exposes the weak links in the pharmaceutical supply chain and highlights the need to factor risk and resiliency into designing the supply networks. LLamasoft’s Dr. Madhav Durbha explains to CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly these Read More >>
IT Supply Chain – Eight Ways Companies are Shifting Operations Due to COVID-19
Customer demand patterns have dramatically shifted and companies are adopting techniques to realign their supply chains with the needs of the market. Matt Tichon, LLamasoft’s Vice President of Industry Strategy, gives us eight key strategies Read More >>
Vaccines are Having a “Moment”
If vaccines could have a “moment” this might be it. Researchers worldwide are hard at work hoping to quickly create a vaccine for a new enemy, the novel coronavirus. The research and science behind a Read More >>
Demand Prioritization During COVID-19 Disruption
As economies and markets ramp to reopen, keeping a pulse on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and analyzing the impact to your customer demand will help you make more informed short-term forecasting and Read More >>
How to Emerge Stronger and More Competitive Post Disruption
Who knew when we recorded this podcast March 6th in San Francisco with Sam Israelit, Partner in the Global Supply Chain Group at Bain, we would shelter in place as the COVID-19 pandemic spread beyond Read More >>
E-Commerce Cockpit for Your CPG Supply Chain Fighter Pilots
A Fundamental Shift in the Retail Supply Chain There has been a fundamental shift in the retail supply chain as commercial leverage has moved downstream from vendors to the retailers. Not too long-ago manufacturers had Read More >>
What You Don’t Know About Your Supply Chain Can (and Will) Hurt You
Whether you're operating out of your garage or running a multibillion-dollar enterprise, odds are high that your business relies on a global supply chain. And as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, those global supply Read More >>
What the US Army Can Teach Us About Leadership in a Crisis – Adapt & Thrive Podcast
From the rapid rise of new business models and unexpected competition to the disruptive force of COVID-19, enterprises have entered a new age where the never normal operating conditions are the new normal. Although there Read More >>
BBC discusses how the coronavirus effects the future of smartphones
With shops around the globe closing due to the coronavirus outbreak, it's unknown if they will open in time for the release of new electronic devices. Sources say cell phone manufacturers - such as Apple Read More >>
Logistics Manager April edition: sustainability and risk management in the supply chain
This month's issue of Logistics Manager is a sustainability special, taking a look at how the coronavirus is impacting environmental approaches and how companies can improve. "Optimally positioning inventory in consideration of demand densities, efficiently Read More >>
When will the COVID-19 pandemic allow Americans to return to work?
"How fast can the U.S. go back to work? Our disaster preparedness capabilities, and the supporting supply chains, will help to determine the answer to that question. When it comes to these issues, there are Read More >>
Forbes reports global companies need COVID-19 war rooms
"COVID-19 has created a supply shock. Companies are scrambling to figure out how to get the components they need for manufacturing. Clearly, digital war rooms could be useful for multinationals that want to explore a Read More >>
Coronavirus exposes the weak links in the pharma supply chain
Madhav Durbha, LLamasoft group vice president of industry strategy, wrote an article for The Pharma Letter. "While much is being written and said about the short-term supply chain challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak, this Read More >>
Coronavirus exposes global supply chain vulnerability, need for resilience
Matthew Woodcock, LLamasoft Customer Success Strategist, talked with The Telegraph about the automotive industry's vulnerable state as productions came to a halt amid struggles to get parts due to the coronavirus. The article states, "As Read More >>
LLamasoft CEO talks with Supply Chain Insights, urging companies to evolve processes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
LLamasoft CEO Razat Gaurav talked with Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, about the effects that COVID-19 is having on supply chains and LLamasoft's new offerings to help organizations combat the impact. Gaurav said Read More >>
Coronavirus creating inventory shortages in the tech and auto industries
"The novel coronavirus is laying bare a central problem for the global manufacturing industry: China’s shadow has grown so long that even industries that have shifted production beyond the country can’t wriggle free of its Read More >>
Auto companies scramble to prevent shortage in midst of coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads and takes a toll on stocks, automakers and suppliers monitor their supply chains to prevent shortages and further disruptions. “Everyone right now is working hard and scrambling to figure out optionality Read More >>
As the coronavirus cripples China’s auto market, US market prepares for supply chain problems
"The coronavirus outbreak already has crippled China’s auto market, the world’s largest by sales, after several factories were idled for weeks from a government-ordered business shutdown in an effort to contain the outbreak," the article Read More >>
Will the Coronavirus Reshape Supply Chain as We Know It?
Listen to the podcast: In the blink of an eye, the COVID-19 coronavirus swept through China and parts of the globe, bringing with it a near-immediate impact on human lives. Read More >>
LLamasoft CEO Razat Gaurav discusses the coronavirus threatening global economic growth on BBC Radio
LLamasoft CEO Razat Gaurav talked with Dotun Adebayo, host of Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live, about the impact the coronavirus is having on global supply chains. "China, as we all know, accounts Read More >>
The Economist reports coronavirus could have a lasting impact on global supply chains
LLamasoft's analysis of the impact on manufacturing caused by the coronavirus (officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization) was published in The Economist. The electronics industry is most at risk, according to LLamasoft's research, Read More >>