Online session on COVID-19: Impact on Logistics and Supply Chain Industry
May 14, 2020: Assistant Professor at the IBA Karachi, Dr. Nasir Afghan arranged a Zoom session titled, COVID-19: Impact on Logistics and Supply Chain Industry for IBA's MBA students. The speaker of the session was IBA Alumna, Class of 1999, and first female Managing Director at A.P. Moller - Maersk Pakistan, Aruna Hussain. The session was hosted by Dr. Afghan.
Ms. Hussain described how different markets and economies are linked across the globe, and how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global landscape of the supply chain industry. She encouraged the young graduates to remain positive, and show agility in learning and problem solving skills. She motivated them to be creative and open to test new ideas. She also said they must be prepared to work from home and be ready to adapt to cloud-based technologies.
