STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGMENT IN THE UAE
In the last panel, experts analysed how supply chain management could help improve the inventory visibility and velocity in the construction sector as they highlight the challenges currently being faced by suppliers in the industry.
The panel featured Dr. Sreejith Balasubramanian, head of centre for supply chain excellence, Middlesex University Dubai, and Paul Kelly, director of cost management, C- Quest.
Dr. Balasubramanian mentioned: “Given the complexity of the construction here, there are a lot of products that need to be sold, so supply chain issues really add a huge impact, especially since the pandemic.”
Kelly also commented: “If you delay a project, you incur additional costs for a client and contractor, and who pays for that? It comes down to the communication between the contractors and sub- contractors, and back down to the supply chain.”
At the Leaders UAE Summit 2022, we welcomed top names from the construction industry who shared critical insights about sustainable leadership, rise of master communities, digitising the industry, and supply chain management.
“GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION HERE, THERE ARE A LOT OF PRODUCTS THAT NEED TO BE SOLD, SO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES REALLY ADD A HUGE IMPACT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC.”
Dr. Sreejith Balasubramanian, head of centre for supply chain excellence, Middlesex University Dubai