I expect a lot of people have seen the news item about G Tech, and a racing car manufacturer, saying they can, without too much difficulty, re-jig part of their manufacturing process to produce ventilators.
What I thought was, when it was announced in December last year that there was a dangerous virus travelling round China, which had every likelihood of migrating to all parts of the world, why did no one in authority - in the government or the health service - first accept there was a potential problem and, then, start asking for information and assistance from manufacturers like these. They must have known that their then supplies would be totally inadequate in the event of the global pandemic.
Ditto the sourcing and purchasing of face masks and other personal protection equipment for medical staff.