• DocumentCode
    64143
  • Title

    Supply chains under strain

  • Author

    Harris, Sian

  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Jun-14
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    81
  • Abstract
    As extreme weather impacts global supply chains, industries must keep resources moving. Global and growing, today´s supply chains form the backbones of world economies. But as international trade increases, these all-important resource networks are becoming longer, more complex and more vulnerable. Be it the flow of goods, electricity, communications or oil and gas, today´s governments, global manufacturers, aid relief organisations and insurance firms are worried sick over supply chain disruptions.
  • Keywords
    supply chains; electricity; extreme weather; global manufacturers; global supply chains; insurance firms; international trade; relief organisations; resource networks; strain; supply chain disruptions; world economies;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2014.0526
  • Filename
    6841014