With March 2024 marking four years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue’s Big Question explores whether procurement would be better prepared should a similar situation occur.
COVID-19 affected everyone in different ways. It caused death, illness, chaos and disruption the world over. It shut down airports, overwhelmed the NHS and left our streets empty. With March 2024 marking four years since the UK announced its first national lockdown, how ready would procurement and our supply chains be in the event of a similar scale this time around?
To go forward, unfortunately, we must look at the chain of events last time around.
