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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

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Shift in the centers of gravity of the demand: As of the beginning of April 2022, about four million Ukrainians have left the country for neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. For the longest time, supply chain organizations’ major objective was cost optimization.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

In Poland, Volkswagen is opening a new factory for the Crafter van and Fiat is investing hundreds of millions of euros in its Polish factory for its compact 500 model. Toy manufacturer Lego is currently building an enormous, sustainable factory in Hungary, and also has concrete plans for its first production facility in China.

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