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Wave effect of Covid-19 on Supply Chain - Wave 2

Covid - 19 first wave effect which sparked with China, being the factory of the world, created a disruption for many Supply Chains.(http://blog.think-spark.com/2020/04/wave-effect-of-covid-19-on-supply-chain.html). Wave 1 effect has now evolved into Wave 2 effect. China is back full steam & many Chinese enterprises have commenced manufacturing operations. It has offered the rest of world a ray of hope to define timelines to bounce-back from the Covid-19 disruption. That is a great news. Once the manufacturing operations commence, Chinese suppliers & in turn their customer organizations may breathe a sigh of relief. How long will it last is the question? In the Wave 2 of the effect of Covd-19 on Supply Chains, at some stage the Chinese suppliers will face a couple challenges.  a) Their customers rolling plans for purchase will get differed. This shall happen due to the cascading effect which started with Wave 1. The short term demand side activity of the buying ...