How the Supply Chain Crisis Unfolded
Trade,Supply Chains,Business,Economy And Jobs,Coronavirus,Life During Covid-19,World,Economic Policy
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Ships stuck at sea, warehouses overflowing, trucks without drivers: The highly intricate and interconnected global supply chain is in upheaval, with little end in sight.
The turmoil has revealed how the need to ship surgical masks to West Africa from China can have a cascading effect on Fordβs ability to put back-up cameras on its cars at factories in Ohio and delay the arrival of Amazon Prime orders in Florida in time for the holidays.
In one way or another, much of the crisis can be traced to the outbreak of Covid-19.
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