Opinion | Companies have tried to maximize profits using a 'lean and mean' business strategy. It blew up in their faces during the pandemic. By art_langer
. Some shortages may have been inevitable, but private hospitals cutting costs by using just-in-time supply chains for PPE is a self-inflicted wound, which we are not yet healing.
program at Columbia have returned to work with increased technical knowledge, better interpersonal skills and heightened awareness of potential business disruptions by technological advances. 63% of Fortune 500 CEOs said COVID-19 would "accelerate" digital transformation, while only 6% said it would "slow."
Investing in technological preparedness comes in two parts: updating the technology required in your business, whether that includes hardware and software or new types of machinery, and investing in employees who understand new technology and are able to adapt as it continues to evolve. Businesses are going to have to come around to the fact that "Lean and Mean" and just-in-time models are fatally flawed as they build their businesses in the new reality. Those who rebuild by adopting just-in-case strategies, investing in their human capital and preparing for technological change, even if this reduces short-term profitability, are those who will thrive long-term in the post-COVID-19 world.
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