Episode 50: Coping with labour shortages in 2023

“You can never completely avoid it. There will always be supply chain disruptions.”

Even though China has lifted its zero-Covid policy which had a huge impact on labour shortages in the supply chain, it’s not over yet. 

With demonstrations in France and port disruption in Europe and the US, labour shortages are still impacting the supply chain industry.

So how do you navigate it?

Join Ahmed El-Alfy, Strategic Account Manager at Zencargo and Markus Klinge Knudson, Operations Manager at Zencargo as they talk about the ongoing labour shortages that are affecting our supply chains.

They discuss:

• How shippers had to navigate around port strikes such as Felixstowe.
• The impacts labour shortages have on shippers.
• How shippers should be working with their freight forwarding partners to build contingency plans.

Ahmed El-Alfy (Alfy)

With nearly 20 years of experience in the supply chain industry, Alfy has an extensive background in supply chain, transportation management, change management and logistics. Alfy is dedicated to working with customers to ensure supply chains are optimised to create a competitive advantage for their businesses.

Markus Klinge

Markus is an Operations Manager at Zencargo and has been in the supply chain industry for nearly 10 years. Markus manages Zencargo's global freight service delivery teams and leads on global account implementations to ensure that goods are shipped efficiently around the world.

Resources

Never-ending disruption: how should you tackle it?

Lockdowns in China: questions to ask yourself to prepare for supply chain disruption