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  • The butterfly effect: how a bad soup in China caused a stockout of toilet paper

    The butterfly effect: how a bad soup in China caused a stockout of toilet paper

    Supply chains are complex and interrelated connections between different companies. During the last few decades, globalization led to supply chains spanning throughout the globe. Various sources of economies of scale created a de-industrialization of Western countries, with many relying on the vast and cheap(er) workforce of China and neighboring Asian producers. China is effectively the…