Both operators and suppliers are also looking for and finding alternative products to overcome shortages, as well as trying to route supplies through alternative ports. In this second installment about how to manage through the supply chain challenge, we discuss tactics and best practices. Again, HOTELS talked to Carl Long, senior vice president, Purchasing Management International, Dallas, Texas; Chip McIntyre, senior vice president of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, Avendra Group, Rockville, Maryland; Jerry Zeitner, COO, The Gettys Group Companies, Chicago; Erica Slaw, senior director of Capital Planning, Hersha Hospitality Trust, Philadelphia; as well as Shahid Javed, executive vice president of procurement for Aimbridge Hospitality, Piano, Texas.
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