Systems Thinking and Supply Chain Management: Climate, Poverty and Human Rights

Harvard HKS

Covid-19 is demonstrating the critical nature of supply chains in our world. From lack of personal protective equipment to virus test kits to toilet paper, failures in supply lines are taking a toll on our lives.The efficient delivery of quality public services is a core requirement of government agencies. Supply chain management (SCM) is the structured approach for meeting this requirement. Supply chains are the systems and processes that transform resources into services ranging from…