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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About Tony Hines and the Chain Reaction Podcast – All About Supply Chain Advantage
I have been researching and writing about supply chains for over 25 years. I wrote my first book on supply chain strategies in the early 2000s. The latest edition is published in 2024 available from Routledge, Amazon and all good book stores. Each week we have special episodes on particular topics relating to supply chains. We have a weekly news round up every Saturday at 12 noon…