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Export

The New Normeal

No, I didn't know they were going to cut the office furniture budget in half.

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

Made in China

Economy

Manufacturing will take place in China...So what role does Europe have?...you borrow money to be the customer

'It's not surprising. The production department is in Spain, the warehouse is in Korea, the accounting division is in Bolivia, the board of directors is in Canada.'

Never tell the boss "You can count on me" during inventory.

"It's simple supply and demand. The shorter the supply, the more money we demand."

Supply Chain

Cargo Bay at Thames Warehouse

Distributor in love with a multitasking robot.

"Procurement and their stakeholder journey down the procurement pathway... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

Coronavirus: Consequences for the economy!

Blowing dust off an order book.

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

Cheap Labour Countries.

The contract was not worth the paper it was written on, which considering the paper was not a good sign.

Religious texts from heaven and hell find common ground...they are made in China.

Low Hanging Fruit

Ever Given

"UK government aren’t budging boss. Sole supplier or not under the new procurement regulations our new contract has to have three KPIs..."

Made in China.

"I can't tel you what an honor it is to be the keynote speaker at the Supply Chain management Seminar."

ONE MORNING WHILE GETTING DRESSED,

Watch overhead if you want to improve product delivery. Bridge financing could figure.

Bump in the road.

"You say we're running low on stock? Couldn't we just print out some new ones?"

"We've geared up our American company to provide PPE for our healthcare providers, and we need 'Made in the USA' tags to on 'em! Problem is, USA tags are all Made In China."

"I thought I'd be quids-in but I can't shift the bloody stuff."

"...and we plan to offer it as a scarce and valuable product."

Suez Canal Curse

'And finally, there's option three, a classic business model that would reduce our marketing, supply-chain and production expenses by 85 percent!' '

'Hey! This box of 'made in America' stickers has a sticker on it that says 'made in Taiwan'.'