With companies thinking about moving from a 5-day work week to a 4-day work week, do you feel the supply chain function can make this shift? Please share your pros/cons.
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CIO in Governmenta year ago
Given the backlog that still exist and the potential demand that will continue, I don't believe moving from a 5 day work week to a 4 day work week would be beneficial at this time. With the backlog, the 4 day work week may create additional overtime budget with the cost increase passed on to the customers/consumers.
So I'd say that IF the supply chain function can make that shift, the bigger problem to solve is how to ensure 24/7 coverage on a 4-day work schedule.
One schedule I have seen is 3 days on, 3 days off. 4 days on, 4 days off. 12 hour shifts. There are others that could work as well.