Summary: The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the global supply chain.<br> With most whole goods and components coming from China, the U.S. hospitality industry began to scramble in January to keep the supplies coming.<br> Manufacturing has resumed in China as the crisis has reportedly eased there, but the outbreak has yet to reach its peak in the U.S.<br> As COVID-19 continues its rampage across the country, factories are closing or retooling to make medical supplies.<br> It’s a fluid situation that changes day by day and hospitality procurement specialists have been working to stay ahead of the COVID-19 wave and find manufacturers and suppliers that can deliver goods to hotels throughout the country.<br> In this episode, which is part of Lodging Leaders’ special report on the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the U.S. hospitality industry, we interviewed Alan Benjamin, a procurement specialist with Benjamin West, and Darlene Henke, a shipping and logistics expert with Audit Logistics.<br> We also feature sound bites of Anu Saxena of Hilton Supply Management who participated this week in an AAHOA webcast.<br> Resources and Links<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlene-henke-aa00a946/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Darlene Henke</a> of <a href="https://www.auditlogistics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Audit Logistics</a><br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-benjamin-17025435/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alan Benjamin</a> of <a href="https://www.benjaminwest.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Benjamin West</a><br> * <a href="https://www.aahoa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AAHOA</a><br> <br>
