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UWI to tackle post-Covid-19 supply chain management in Public Advocacy Series later today
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How can the Caribbean prepare for and mitigate the impact of future logistical disruptions in a post-Covid-19 world? That will be the topic of focus later today in the latest edition of the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus’ Public Advocacy Series.
Looking beyond the devastation brought to healthcare systems and economies across the world, trade is among the sectors worst impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic on a global scale.
From a local standpoint, one can remember how panic-buying caused long lines at supermarkets at the start of the pandemic, followed by the speed with which certain products – particularly sanitisers and cleaning products – moved off store shelves, leading to the unavailability of some of those products after a while.
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February 16, 2021
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Global trade is in flux, and Caribbean companies are facing huge risks. The big question is: How will they plan for future disruptions, and adapt to more agile systems?
To answer this, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Five Islands Campus, in Antigua and Barbuda, will be hosting “Supply Chain Management and Logistics in a Post-COVID-19 Caribbean” on Monday, February 22, 2021, from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Eastern Caribbean time). This event is the latest in the Campus’ monthly Public Advocacy Series, which supports its mission to assist the OECS region in becoming more globally competitive. It’s a free event and interested persons can register at www.fiveislands.uwi.edu/publicadvocacyseries.
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