How the pandemic will change supply chain strategy

John Leonard
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The emphasis will be more on ensuring a diversity of suppliers and less on cost-cutting say experts

Coronavirus has thrust a massive spanner into the normally smooth-running workings of global supply chains, leading to disruptions across the length and breadth of distribution networks. Shipmen...

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