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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

Shipchain

It all began in late December 2019 when the World Health Organization was informed of several cases of severe pneumonia in Wuhan, China. What was once thought to only be an issue in China is now a global pandemic, with thousands infected and a huge majority of businesses forced to close down their offices or suspend operations indefinitely.

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Post-pandemic Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

… The initial China experience with the virus provided some important lessons in supply-chain management — challenging truths and highlighting issues with the just-in-time systems that have come to be the norm. .”[5] .”[3] Randy Rankin, Global Client Development Director at Eurofins, makes a similar point.

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eCommerce Considerations During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Vinculum

The supply sides of businesses are struggling to continue manufacturing operations as most of this activity takes place in China, where the virus outbreak has been the most severe. Both Alibaba and JD.com expanded during the SARS crisis in 2002-2003. Not the first time. Change in Actions. Fashion Trends and Apparel.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Unlike SARS in 2003, the Covid-19 pandemic has spawned an unprecedented Global health pandemic. Arising from the pandemic is risk diversification i.e. reducing sourcing risks from China. But the recent pandemic exposed the massive over dependence on China in all sectors of the supply chain.

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How to Stop Disruption in the Supply Chain From the Coronavirus

Veridian Solutions

The coronavirus, now officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a “global-public-health-emergency” that originated in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. However, with China’s place in the global economy, supply chain leaders must not avoid the meaningful and long-lasting impacts of the coronavirus.

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Three supply chain lessons for businesses coping with COVID-19

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Despite past lessons from 2003’s SARS outbreak and 2011’s Fukushima tsunami about the hidden weaknesses in their supply chains, companies are challenged to manage logistics concerns stemming from sourcing strategies and risk management.

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Three supply chain lessons for businesses coping with COVID-19

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Despite past lessons from 2003’s SARS outbreak and 2011’s Fukushima tsunami about the hidden weaknesses in their supply chains, companies are challenged to manage logistics concerns stemming from sourcing strategies and risk management.