The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily lives on an unprecedented global scale. The need to alter our way of life to try to mitigate and contain the virus has made us press pause on everything we take for granted, from visiting family and friends to travelling to work and business continuity.
In manufacturing, global supply chains have been disrupted in a way never seen before. As businesses flex to accommodate the dramatically different demand and working conditions, many are having to rapidly bring on board new suppliers to feed their production lines or adapt to market needs by producing new products like ventilators for hospitals. These disruptions and rapid shifts have impacted quality control processes.