PodChats for FutureCIO: Readying the supply chain for 2022

One of the notable characteristics of the digital economy is the ability to trade from nearly everywhere at any time. However, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed just how vulnerable the world’s supply chains are to disruption.Coming into 2022, Gartner predicts that the risk landscape, future of work and digital business investment will significantly impact the Supply Chain agenda over the next year to 18 months.It advices chief supply chain officers to incorporate disruptions and opportunities within their vision for 2022.To discuss what these challenges and opportunities are for 2022 is Vivek Ramachandran, Chief Executive Office of Serai.Vivek welcome to PodChats for FutureCIO.1.                  Let’s do a quick recap of 2020-2021. Very briefly, what 3 significant changes occurred that impacted the supply chains in Asia?2.                  Do you expect further chaos to continue in 2022, or even 2023? How will it affect business performance or consumer behaviour?3.                  Given all the learnings and adaptation that has occurred since the pandemic, how are businesses addressing supply chain visibility? a.       Why is it important to address this concern in 2022, or even 2023?4.                  The resilience and sustainability of supply chain are becoming the key drivers of global economy. Can you cite best practices on how companies in Asia are addressing these concerns?5.                  Do you anticipate evolving regulations around privacy and security to handicap the supply chain ecosystem?6.                  What should leaders of industries do to address this lack of visibility across the supply chain and what is Serai’s value proposition?