The past year has brought plenty of surprises, sadly mostly ill, for global supply chains and the analysts that cover them. This report reappraises our 2020 Outlook to see what we got wrong and what may happen next. Like many we failed to predict the chaos caused by the SARS-COV-2 pandemic. We’ve identified four phases of development including: supply chain disruptions caused by factory closures; widespread demand destruction; uneven reopening of markets causing continued supply chain challenges, with global trade still down by 1.5% year over year in October; and an eventual pro...
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