The solar and security features of warehousing facilities will form part

of the supplier selection criteria during the purchasing and supply process.

Buying additional floor space to store additional items need not follow

the purchasing and supply process in order to save time amidst the chaos

created by the pandemic.

Large South African

retailers whose centralised distribution centres cannot handle end-user

customer deliveries and who opted for smaller dark stores in industrial

locations, would identify potential delivery companies to deliver in the

suburbs as part of their purchasing and supply process.

Identifying small producers as part of the ‘local is lekker’ drive, will

form part of the supply source identification step of the purchasing and supply

process.