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Designing Supply Chains for a Post-Pandemic Era The Conference Board of Canada, 21 pages, December 10, 2021 Issue Briefing by Elise Nelson

Designing Supply Chains for a Post-Pandemic Era

The Conference Board of Canada, 21 pages, December 10, 2021
Issue Briefing by Elise Nelson

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This issue briefing presents both the Canadian results and the non-Canadian results of the 2021 Future of Supply Chains Survey. The survey was conducted to understand the ways businesses are rethinking their supply chains for a post-pandemic era. Document Highlights >p>COVID-19’s onset has resulted in production delays and higher input costs. Business margins are being squeezed as companies deal with higher costs while struggling to keep up with demand. The supply chain disruptions felt over the course of the pandemic have rekindled the conversation about optimal supply chain design. To understand the ways businesses are rethinking their supply chains, The Conference Board of Canada’s Global Commerce Centre conducted the 2021 Future of Supply Chains Survey with Canadian businesses. In tandem, the U.S. and European offices of the Conference Board Inc. surveyed businesses outside of Canada. Businesses were asked about whether and how they will change their production, distribution, and input source locations in the next 3–5 years. This issue briefing presents both the Canadian results and the non-Canadian results of the survey. The results provide valuable insight into how Canadian and non-Canadian businesses are thinking about the future of their supply chains. Table of Contents Key Findings Supply Chain Disruptions Affect Everyone What Is a Supply Chain? Sustainability and Adaptability Take Centre Stage Most Canadian Businesses Intend to Maintain Their Current Sourcing Locations Canadian Businesses Plan to Keep Production in Canada Canadian Businesses Plan to Keep Distribution in Canada Technology Is Transforming Supply Chains Appendix A—Methodology Appendix B—Respondent Profile Appendix C—Glossary Appendix D—Bibliography

This issue briefing presents both the Canadian results and the non-Canadian results of the 2021 Future of Supply Chains Survey. The survey was conducted to understand the ways businesses are rethinking their supply chains for a post-pandemic era.

Document Highlights

>p>COVID-19’s onset has resulted in production delays and higher input costs. Business margins are being squeezed as companies deal with higher costs while struggling to keep up with demand. The supply chain disruptions felt over the course of the pandemic have rekindled the conversation about optimal supply chain design. To understand the ways businesses are rethinking their supply chains, The Conference Board of Canada’s Global Commerce Centre conducted the 2021 Future of Supply Chains Survey with Canadian businesses. In tandem, the U.S. and European offices of the Conference Board Inc. surveyed businesses outside of Canada. Businesses were asked about whether and how they will change their production, distribution, and input source locations in the next 3–5 years. This issue briefing presents both the Canadian results and the non-Canadian results of the survey. The results provide valuable insight into how Canadian and non-Canadian businesses are thinking about the future of their supply chains.

Key Findings
Supply Chain Disruptions Affect Everyone
What Is a Supply Chain?
Sustainability and Adaptability Take Centre Stage
Most Canadian Businesses
Intend to Maintain Their Current
Sourcing Locations
Canadian Businesses Plan to Keep
Production in Canada
Canadian Businesses Plan to Keep
Distribution in Canada
Technology Is Transforming
Supply Chains

Appendix A—Methodology

Appendix B—Respondent Profile

Appendix C—Glossary

Appendix D—Bibliography