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The pandemic pivot. It sounds like a dance or a TikTok video.

Yet it perfectly describes all that has gone on in 2020. Personally and professionally, we’ve all learned how to pivot to alternative plans and solutions.

This is the second in our three-part series, “Integrationists Wanted.” The series examines the essential role EDI, MFT, EAI and API specialists can play in helping to create value and competitive advantage for companies and organizations in an era of economic disruption.

Hard as it is to imagine now, last year at this time we were holding an in-person event in Columbus, Ohio, the Remedi 2019 Midwest Integration Forum.

Inspiring and forward-looking as those presentations were, no one saw the event coming that virtually overnight would change how we live and work, and how businesses manage their supply chains.

This is the first in our three-part series, “Integrationists Wanted.” The series examines the essential role EDI, MFT, EAI and API specialists can play in helping to create value and competitive advantage for companies and organizations in an era of economic disruption.

At Remedi, we’ve been all in on system and business integration as a corporate and competitive strategy since 1994 when we all did was EDI.

As with many other industries, COVID-19 has had an impact on the food and beverage supply chain. Demand for non-perishable products is up, and people are concerned about food shortages. Additionally, workers in the meatpacking sector have been catching the virus at a high rate, leading to pauses in production.

This post isn’t about how to deal with the fallout from the pandemic. Like us, you’ve been dealing with it for the past several months. This post is about the lessons Covid-19 can teach us about being prepared for the unexpected.