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How to Stop Disruption in the Supply Chain From the Coronavirus

Veridian Solutions

More than 300 of the world’s 500 largest companies have a presence in Wuhan, with the city being one of China’s largest manufacturing centers. One of the many reasons that Wuhan is critical to the international supply chain is due to its role in shipping and transportation.

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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods. China ’ s economy has grown in leaps and bounds from roughly 4% of world GDP in 2003 to 1 6% today. million units.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Federal deregulation of transportation in the United States has resulted in a more competitive and flexible system (R. The Transport and Logistics Basics textbook states: “The supply chain includes all partners in the logistics process. In one of the old article of SCMDOJO “ What is Supply Chain Management ? 9]George C.