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Trade Secrets: Supply Chain Disruption

The death of globalisation and world-encompassing supply chains has been foretold so often that it is hard to imagine it might actually be happening. Could Covid-19 be the blow that finally shatters them?

Will coronavirus pandemic finally kill off global supply chains?
With worldwide goods trade in freefall, companies and governments have many lessons to learn
Restaurants and hotels clean up with toilet paper sales
As panic-buying empties supermarket shelves, cafés and offices remain flush with toilet roll
Be wary of scapegoating ‘just-in-time’ supply chains
Argument that diversifying or reshoring is necessary is easy to make but oversimplified
Businesses get creative to battle Covid-19 drop-off
Switching from bulk service sector to retail is a steep learning curve for many companies
Covid-19 crisis highlights supply chain vulnerability
Although flexible networks have held up well, parts of the food chain are struggling
Pivoting production eases pressure on pandemic-hit governments
Flexibility in supply chains set to bring about fundamental changes