3M scoops award for covid efforts

Supply Chain Dive names 3M as “Supplier of the Year” after ramping up production of crucial equipment during the pandemic.

In the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, 3M were one of the first to respond.

Shifting its supply chain to help meet the demand for personal protective equipment, 3M ramped up production of N95 respirators. It is also currently on track to deliver 2 billion respirators globally by the end of 2020.

This output was made possible by measures taken by 3M well before the outbreak of COVID-19 to help 3M handle unexpected increases in demand. During the pandemic, 3M has also worked with partners to get real-time data to provide a clearer picture of what supplies it had in stock for better alignment with customer demand.

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