Title: 5 Types of Supply Chain Disruption with COVID-19 Examples
Headings: 5 Types of Supply Chain Disruption with COVID-19 Examples
5 Types of Supply Chain Disruption with COVID-19 Examples
What is supply chain disruption?
Common types of supply chain disruptions with examples
Disruption type 1: Demand drops
Disruption type 2: Demand surges
Disruption type 3: Reduced productivity
Disruption type 4: Storage and access restrictions
Disruption type 5: China and raw material shortages
A positive disruption example
Strengthen your supply chain disruption plan

Content: In order to avoid being caught off guard by another unprecedented supply chain disruption like COVID-19, use this information and these examples to update your supply chain disruption plan and bring in other departments to help support your plan. What is supply chain disruption? Supply chain disruption is when an external force acts upon your business’s ability to get, make, ship, and/or sell products. Let’s break this down with some examples. First off, what’s an “external force?” This would be any event or change that happens outside your business—one that you did not create, but is having an effect on you. Some examples include the current COVID-19 pandemic, government changes to policies involving the global supply chain, or a cyberattack on your IT systems. Let’s go over common effects of disruptive events and look at some examples for each. Common types of supply chain disruptions with examples
The COVID-19 crisis was not part of many businesses’ supply chain disruption plans. With its unexpected global impact, it is a good example to illustrate each of the following supply chain disruption types.