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The global impact occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic not only on public health, but on business, cannot be underestimated.Due to their size and lack of resources, small and medium businesses (SMES) are often the most vulnerable to unforeseen events and threats and often do not have a plan in place to deal with supply chain disruptions. Yet, in Africa, SMEs are important drivers of economic growth, accounting for up to 90 per cent of businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, the International Finance Corporation reports.Regrettably, one thing clearly emerging from the pandemic is that SMEs supply chains from hub regions across the globe have been severely disrupted on an unprecedented level. SMEs are unable to continue with business as usual because of trade disruptions. So, the question we must ask is, how do these SMEs make their supply chain anti-fragile?

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In cloud computing, SMEs have the magic wand to disruption of supply chain - The Standard