The best and worst case for UK supply chains affected by the coronavirus

Posted on 25 Feb 2020 by The Manufacturer

Manufacturing supply chains could face “months” of disruption, as factories in China struggle to reopen in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak which has crippled parts of the country’s economy.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) also warned that if authorities failed to bring the coronavirus under control, its spread could be global. Manufacturing plants in China that produce smartphones, children’s toys and more complex components for automotive industry, stalled production because they stopped receiving materials necessary to build their products –…

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