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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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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

On Wednesday, the labor union surprised Ford Motor with the announcement that 8,700 assembly line workers at Ford ’s largest assembly plant located in Kentucky, and reportedly producer of the automaker’s most profitable vehicles, would not report for the evening work shift.

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

Kinaxis

It was about the norm according to research shared in the World Economic Forum Report. On average “supply chain disruptions can reduce shareholder value by 7%, with disruptions affecting stock prices even before formal announcements or coverage of impacts.”. Wal-Mart’s frightening RFID debacle.

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The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia

Logistics Bureau

To get a better picture of the economic mauling that Australia will potentially face in the months ahead, we need to understand the extent of the impact of the crisis in China on local businesses and industries. Why is the Australian Economy Particularly at Risk? Quite simply, China is Australia’s largest trading partner by a wide margin.