Sunday, March 20, 2011

Made in Japan - Supply Chain in Crisis Mode

Long distance supply chain problems in Japan are likely to impact US Manufacturing. US Operation teams are scrambling to find alternate sources. Natural consequence from globalization ... ouch.

From The New York Times:

Stress Test for the Global Supply Chain

Modern global supply chains are like the human body: remarkably resilient, but also vulnerable at some points. The crises in Japan expose some of those weaknesses.

http://nyti.ms/fugkNz

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