Posted on 02/07/2020 11:44:10 AM PST by robowombat
Disruption of supply chains vs. virus outbreak: what’s more dangerous?
Mikhail Voytenko News February 6, 2020 7:23 am
Philippines Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) has lifted 14-day quarantine period of all cargo ships coming from China, Macau and Hong Kong SAR, which was implemented by BOQ several days earlier. The BoQ lifted the ban after Philippines Ports Authorities (PPA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) made an appeal, citing serious disruption in the supply chain.
Planned 14-day quarantine of all cargo ships arriving from China, Macau and Hong Kong, has become known on Feb 5, leaving all concerned, from ship owners to shippers, from logistic companies to retailers and supermarkets, in a state of shock and frustration. Such a ban should inevitably throw the nation’s economy into an abyss of economy crisis, of lifelines total disruption, and finally, chaos.
Here’s the thing – a red line between epidemic preventive policy and sustaining supply chains, a balance which has to be finely tuned, not hacked with an ax. Crossing the red line with unnecessary stringent quarantine may lead to much more negative, disruptive results, if such quarantine destroys or disrupts lifelines of the whole nation.
Stringent quarantine is the last line of defence, to be implemented only if virus mortality rate is an existential threat, no less. In our modern world with most of population living in urban areas, disruption of supply chains is more dangerous, than most of known virus epidemics, coronavirus so far, being no exception.
Maybe this will put a stake through the chest of all those FreeTraitor Globalists.
“Maybe this will put a stake through the chest of all those FreeTraitor Globalists.”
That’s certainly what I’m hoping for. And who knows, maybe Trump will soon be able to implement emergency powers to quash the Leftists/Unionists and immediately ramp up US production, once the IDIOTS in government and elsewhere are able to figure out just how dependent we are on China.
No need. Only 7% of the private sector is in a union. That was the last war.
“No need. Only 7% of the private sector is in a union. That was the last war. “
Hopefully when the directive is signed, the number will be zero, at least until we’re through with this Coronavirus crap. The unions gave us enough trouble during WW2, we don’t need that crap again now.
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Many know it but say it never, More than fifteen years ago I remember an Army logistics general remark in a material readiness briefing ‘we (the US military) are dependent on the Airbridge to Asia to continue operations beyond a few days.’
The US military just as GM or Ford is a ‘just in time’ material customer. No more maintaining large stock piles of equipment and spar parts at depots in the US and Europe and East Asia. Instead a very limited programmed unit equipment stockage is maintained in Kuwait and two/three brigades of prepositioned unit stocks are maintained or deployment ships for the Army and Marines. The stockpiles in South Korea have been virtually liquidated and those in Japan are much smaller than they once were except for the Navy basically covertly maintaining stocks at Yokasuka and Sasebo. If there were a major contingency lasting more than a few weeks the US would have to do what we did in 1950. Strip stateside units of heavy equipment to send to the theater of operations and send virtually all unit emergency stocks and any depot stocks of other items as well. This situation is the result of the budget and political decision of the last thirty years and the sequestrations during the GW Bush and BHO administrations. As in 1950, there is plenty of blame to go around from DOD to the service chiefs to the White House and to the national drone farm in Congress. Red about the first months of the Korean War. A really shocking series of events created by complacency, cheap party politics, and national fatuousness.
The US military just as GM or Ford is a ‘just in time’ material customer.
There was a time when we had a 3 year reserve of grain. Food security was an important issue.
Let me see. What’s more important?
Getting a new iPhone or risking death.
Let me see. What’s more important?
Getting a new iPhone or risking death.
Like, what are you SAYING?
I literally can't EVEN.
This isn't the Dark Ages, we have, like, medicine and stuff.
Because CURRENT YEAR.
Guarantee that a lot of decision makers are sweating the downside risk of their off shore production supply chains breaking down.
Not feeling the pain just yet as there is a months long in transit time so much of what is coming into US was shipped before corona took off.
Big companies with inventory stockpiles will do ok but small companies with no domestic manufacturing and companies with just in time management could feel some real pain.
Stop buying plastic crap from those disgusting places.
Not to worry. Some government dept. will mail China a pallet of US tax dollars.
The awakening of Globalists to the exposure they now have by the Coronavirus and how the area around the epicenter, Wuhan is spreading quickly. They are realizing that the over extended supply chains they built have some serious kinks and FoxConn is standing still as much of their production capability is located there.
As it is for many others
This has become a wake up call for them and they are already making moves to get out of dodge and go elsewhere with less risk. If this lasts for any real length of time Apple and many others will be forced to make the move, it has been a real jolt to the system and a wake up call.
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