Supply chain management and technology

As a COO, you might be dealing with supply chain disruption that COVID-19 has been causing to your company for the last couple of months. Supply chain disruption and risk management have been an important subject to all supply chain and operations executives, and it has become more and more important facing the current pandemic situation. As a supply chain professional, I find this subject fascinating. I recently found 2 articles highlighting how companies could use data and technology to reduce impacts of supply chain disruption in such challenging times. Craig Hayman , CEO of  Aveva group , a software company, and expert in global supply chain management emphasized how automation can help companies deal with supply chain disruption in a  podcast  on Public Radio International . He believes the more labors the supply chain requires, the more it would be exposed to disruption during pandemic time. Therefore, one of the solutions for supply chains to avoid disruption is to invest i