Can the West Actually Ditch China?
The Atlantic, April 24, 2020
How severely can countries really punish China when many of them need Beijing for the most crucial of things—medical supplies?
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In December, the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued its annual report, accusing Hong Kong of eroding freedoms and aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine. These allegations sparked speculation about potential United States sanctions, including disconnecting Hong Kong from the SWIFT worldwide banking system, which could trigger a depegging of the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) from the US dollar (USD). However, such extreme measures are unlikely, as they would require support from the European Union and other allies and could destabilize the global financial system. In fact, depegging the HKD from the USD would more likely be triggered by a significant dwindling of reserves in Hong Kong rather than a drastic US policy shift.
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Widespread coronavirus testing has stiff challenges of its own
The Daily Record, April 24, 2020
If testing is to be a foundational block of Maryland’s plan to begin reopening the state, as Gov. Larry Hogan has said it will be, then the tests themselves are just part of a complex supply chain management problem that needs to be solved.
The algorithms big companies use to manage their supply chains don’t work during pandemics
The Verge, April 27, 2020
Even during a pandemic, Walmart’s supply chain managers have to make sure stores and warehouses are stocked with the things customers want and need. COVID-19, though, has thrown off the digital program that helps them predict how many diapers and garden hoses they need to keep on the shelves.
Are You Ready for the New Supply Chain?
3D Printing Industry, April 27, 2020
Big companies may come knocking at your door as supply chains adjust after COVID-19. Will your 3D printing business be ready?
US pharmaceutical supply chain unprepared for COVID-19
Healio, April 27, 2020
In this guest editorial, Pinar Keskinocak, PhD, director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems and a professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology,and Evren Ozkaya, PhD, founder and CEO of the management consulting and digital solutions firm Supply Chain Wizard, discuss how pandemics create chaos inglobal medical supply chains and ways to alleviate this burden.
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