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What are the Effects of Coronavirus on the Supply Chain
What are the Effects of Coronavirus on the Supply Chain
Feb 10, 2020 | 1 min read
Supply chain news outlets are abuzz with stories on how the Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on name-brand companies the world over. The article below is a great read on how interdependencies in supply chain create fragility. “A complex international supply chain is fragile precisely for the same reasons it is valuable — namely, it is hard to construct and maintain because it involves so many interdependencies.”
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