In: Operations Management
We are in the middle of a historic crisis - a global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus. A lot of the issues right at the moment are intimately connected to Operations Management and Supply Chains. Issues that are literally life and death, economic recession, and stability.
Suppose you are an operation and supply chain manager given the following objective: What is the operations problem with Cov19 testing in the United States? What would you propose to solve this problem? (Please make this proposal into a format suitable for a professional presentation.)
Covid19 has affected United states in a bad manner. As per media sources ,this Pandemic originated in Wuhan province of China and causing to deaths of innocent Americans. Its influence can be explained to the following major headings:
1) Covid19 and American Healthcare services: A check on responsiveness of services providers like path labs, critical care, health emergency etc.
2) Global supply chain and economic impact of Covid19 to US economy
3) Business dynamics and Challenges associated with Covid19
4) Status of American Drug and Pharmaceutical sector
5) Role of healthcare workers to save America as a great culture
6) Role of administration and leadership in mitigating this Pandemic
7) Challenges related to development of value chain integration across the industries
American government can fight well with understanding the social norms and Distancing criteria followed by major economies of the world. Lockdown should be followed with strict punishment and careful consideration of health and sanitization. America should take the help of medical experts, defense officials, disastar experts, emergency care response teams , NASA scientists and general public to formulate strategies to fight this challenge.
The most important aspect is to understand the basic importance of life of each American that is more precious than wealth accumulated in banks and business. Government should focus on saving life through enhancing the testing facilities, curing with available virol medicines and a faster approach to device medicine & vaccine.