Chain Reaction Podcast New Round Up 22nd October
All things impacting global supply chains this week.
- The war in Ukraine continues and takes a new turn targeting energy supply
- Strikes everywhere and more brewing in the UK
- China's zero covid tolerance damages market share
- Xi Ping wants to serve another term
- The big news in the UK dominates the airwaves as the Prime Minister resigns. You will remember I asked the question last week would she still be in office by Friday – well she's gone – With Truss gone has Trust gone?
- Autonomous robots used in last mile delivery reduce pollution
- Inflation back to 10.1% in the UK
- Upcoming episode the worst of times not the best of times
- Drones made in Iran used in the Ukraine by Russia to attack energy infrastructure
- Rolls Royce will produce an electric vehicle by 2023
- Fertilizer, fuel and transport price increases are impacting potato production in Australia – Chips/crisps are affected
- Building resilient supply chains through digitization of supply chains
- When is the right time to invest?
- The workshop of the world – China is losing market share in manufacturing as footloose industries move to Vietnam, Bangladesh and elsewhere because of the zero tolerance to Covid policy imposed by the government.
- Warehouse space has increased in the US and that has also meant a trebling of labour.
- Coming soon the special edition on retail supply chains
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