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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. In the initial few months Global demand inevitably crashed affecting virtually every industry save for Essential Services. Supermarkets, food suppliers, pharmaceutical and medical industries were the main beneficiaries. CONCLUSION.

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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

Shipchain

The activity of Chinese manufacturing plants has fallen in the past month and is expected to remain depressed for months.” . These supply chain disruptions are unprecedented, and as the issues spread from beyond Asia to the rest of the world, the extent of the repercussions are yet to be seen.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. The further notion is cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating that since 2003, the average hourly wage for U.S.

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Ooh, Scary Stuff, Kids. Tales from the Supply Chain Crypt.

Kinaxis

On average “supply chain disruptions can reduce shareholder value by 7%, with disruptions affecting stock prices even before formal announcements or coverage of impacts.”. In response to the RFID hype started by Wal-Mart, RFID manufactures and investors poured in large amounts of money.

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How to Stop Disruption in the Supply Chain From the Coronavirus

Veridian Solutions

What’s the Real Risk to the Chinese Supply Chain? It has also become the center of global production networks in any number of key industries including electronics, automobiles, medical equipment, industrial machinery, and pharmaceuticals. Many have compared this outbreak to the SARS emergency of 2003.