The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted supply chains across the globe. This is especially true in the manufacturing industry, where supply chain managers must track and analyze the pandemic’s impact in every region that effects their business: Is it safe to bring staff into factories? Are suppliers still shipping — or even still in business? Are customers still buying? Can distributors still serve them?
Richardson, Texas-based Lennox International is one such organization that depends on a complex global supply chain. The heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment supplier has manufacturing facilities in Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi and South Carolina, and its network includes regional and local distribution centers and stores. But it also sells products through dealers and contractors, meaning there are plenty of ways the pandemic can upend Lennox’s ability to deliver its products to its customers.
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