Dear ASCM Community Members,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the research project Impact of Covid-19 on the Canadian Supply Chain Management Sector – Opportunities and Challenges involving Seneca College and ASCM Toronto Chapter community. We would like to launch this research in the next few months.

Seneca College has always prioritized its engagement with industry partners to contribute to the economic well-being of the society. This is why Dr. Olga Brouckova and Dr. Abdul Naveed Tariq of the School of Human Resources and Global Business, Seneca College, are investigating the unprecedented business challenges and opportunities that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This research seeks to understand issues such as the disruption of transportation across the globe, shortage of employees with required skill sets, employee reluctance to work during the pandemic, employee / business partner frustration, driving and bringing value to existing and new customer relationships, and success and long-term growth of businesses in the supply chain management industry.

The end result of the project would be a report featuring research findings and recommendations, along with an executive presentation. Each will benefit participating businesses in their planning needs and strategy execution. The results may also be published in an academic journal and other industry publications. Public communications may be coordinated in partnership with Seneca College, or your anonymity and confidentiality of your data can be preserved if desired.

Seneca Business students will benefit from this study through assessing the latest trends and synthesis of knowledge that will be brought into the classroom.  

Research Participant Qualifications

Company details: 5+ employees; in operation for at least 1 year. You must be a key decisionmaker (Founder, CEO or a senior executive). The expected time commitment is 1.5-4 hours.

Project Structure

1. Short online survey to determine the most pressing pain points and most promising opportunities experienced by your company as a result of the pandemic.
2. Two to three, 30-60-minute in-depth phone interview discussions, web conferencing, or in-person interviews to gather details about your specific issues/opportunities related to the top three areas identified by the research participants through the above-mentioned online survey.
3. Data analysis performed by the Seneca College research team and C.O.O. Consulting, resulting in recommendations to be shared with the participating businesses.

If you would like to participate in this research, please contact Marrick directly at [email protected].