COPC Indirect Procurement Standard Steering Committee Met to Discuss Impacts of COVID-19 and Supply Chain Resiliency
Summary
WINTER PARK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The COPC Indirect Procurement (IP) Standard Steering Committee, the guiding body of the COPC Indirect Procurement Standard, met in virtual conference Tuesday, April 21 as a part of the working group’s ongoing calendar of activities. The agenda for the meeting included a presentation on Supply Chain Resiliency by Dana Hullinger, Instructor at Western Michigan University’s Haworth School of Business and formerly of Boeing, as well as a round-table discussion on the impacts of COVID-19 on member operations and current and planned steps for addressing the challenges of the pandemic on the current supply chain environment. This pandemic has introduced an entirely new set of workforce and workplace issues to address.” Both Cory and Mike share the perspective that high-performing procurement organizations should already be asking themselves tough questions about the resiliency of their supply base, and about the actions that need to happen now to plan for the future. The current composition of the Steering Committee membership represents many of the world’s top brands including BAE Systems, Cisco, Facebook, Harley-Davidson, HPE, Magna, Stryker, Western Michigan University, and other leading procurement organizations. The company is headquartered in Winter Park, FL, U.S. and with operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America, India and Japan.