COVID-19 RESPONSE SPARKS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SUPPLY CHAIN

摘要

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragility of the Defense Department's supply chain. Asa result, the department is taking a variety of steps to strengthen that supply chain, the undersecretary ofdefense for acquisition and sustainment said."One of our first actions was to ensure that the defense industrial base was essential and designated as criticalinfrastructure," Ellen M. Lord said today in an online discussion during the ComDef 2020 conference, a virtualconference providing insights and perspectives on issues facing the international defense communities. "Wequickly took measures to increase communication and gain greater insight into potential delivery and production challenges."