The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia
After two months of almost complete shutdown as part of the Chinese authorities’ efforts to contain the Coronavirus epidemic, factories across China are gradually reopening, trucks are crawling back onto the road, and some ports are again operating at near-full...
How COVID-19 is Battering Australia’s Imports and Exports
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that China is Australia’s largest trading partner by far, with two-way trade amounting to $194.6 billion (AUD), or 24.4 percent of the country’s total bilateral trade, in the fiscal year 2017-2018 (the latest...
Audio Interview: Why Supermarket Shelves WILL Empty Even More – Corona Virus Impacts
Audio Interview with ABC radio Goulburn Murray on Rob’s take on panic buying, limited buying on supermarkets, “bullwhip effect” in the supply chain, and understanding consumers buying behaviour in this pandemic situation. Let’s listen to...
Viral Disruption in the Supply Chain: COVID-19 vs SARS
With the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19, daily infecting more and more people in China and many other parts of the world, economists and analysts are scrambling to predict its longer-term impact on global business in general and on supply chains in particular. ...