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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

“As countries shut down, stock markets crumble and economic activity slows to a crawl,” writes Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “it is hard to believe that in a few months the coronavirus crisis may be over.”[1] ”[4].

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Supplier Risk Management Considerations for the Coronavirus Outbreak

ivalua

Even more concerning is that the death toll has spread outside of mainland China and ships outside of ports in Hong Kong and Japan are being quarantined. . Beyond this enormous human toll, the Coronavirus and the efforts to control the spread of the virus is being felt throughout the world’s supply chain. These steps include.

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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

As public health epidemiologists warn that the coronavirus epidemic is far worse than earlier envisaged and that other countries should consider tough containment measures similar to those imposed in China, the likely human cost of the outbreak is enormous. Laser and fiber optic technology. “ Plus, Wuhan has a dedicated export park.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you’ll actually want to read.

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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. As a result, Global Supply Chains have experienced severe “Supply side Shocks” with massive disruptions impinging on all sectors. SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION—Respond, Recover and Regrow. Crisis Recovery.

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eCommerce Considerations During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Vinculum

Apart from the obvious consequences on the health and morale of people, the virus has also indirectly affected the markets and supply chains of the world. 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.