WHAT DOESN ’ T KILL US ONLY MAKES US STRONGER – A GOOD MANTRA FOR PROCUREMENT LEADERS TO CHANT AS SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES PERSIST IN 2022 .
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In this final chapter ( for now ) on managing through supply chain challenges , HOTELS asks its panel of experts about the future , their biggest takeaways and whether or not they can find the silver lining in this predicament .
Again , HOTELS talked to Carl Long , senior vice president , Purchasing Management International , Dallas , Texas ; Chip McIntyre , senior vice president of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement , Avendra Group , Rockville , Maryland ; Jerry Zeitner , COO , The Gettys Group Companies , Chicago ; as well as Shahid Javed , executive vice president of procurement for Aimbridge Hospitality , Plano , Texas .
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HOTELS : When will the supply chain disruption end ? Carl Long : We are already seeing the end . Vendors are able to plan with a reasonable confidence
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WHAT DOESN ’ T KILL US ONLY MAKES US STRONGER – A GOOD MANTRA FOR PROCUREMENT LEADERS TO CHANT AS SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES PERSIST IN 2022 .
By JEFF WEINSTEIN , EDITOR IN CHIEF because the development , design , construction and purchasing activities are picking up .
Jerry Zeitner : My crystal ball is still murky on this answer . I think we still have some time to go before we see any normalization between the demand for goods and the availability of shipping . The industry will continue to adapt . However , I don ’ t think we will see a return to pre-pandemic freight pricing for quite some time .
H : Biggest learns ? Long : In the post shutdown environment , things take longer . Project planning , project purchasing , delivery coordination and installation all take longer because of product and labor availability . In order to have a successful project , we encourage owners to start early , assemble a team of qualified professionals of hospitality designers , contractors , purchasing agents , and project managers .
Chip McIntyre : Pre-pandemic , the supply chain was quite optimized , and we probably took that for granted . Product was manufactured , transported