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Bloc weathers variant better than past Covid waves, but infection surge hurts services as inflation rises
Plus what to look out for this week
Taiwan companies confront global onshoring push as chip crunch persists
Omicron and sudden rise in US tariffs on Chinese truck chassis add to trade pressures
Japanese group made more vulnerable by what was once its biggest strength and edge over global rivals — lean manufacturing
Contrary to anti-globalisation rhetoric, last year’s snarl-ups were a sign of rebounding demand
Renesas and Tokyo Electron also race to respond to geopolitical tensions
The ‘factory of the future’ offers a new manufacturing blueprint; 3D printing and ‘reshoring’ counter supply chain risks; industry steels itself for the ‘net zero’ emissions challenge; and investors jumpstart battery funding
Manufacturers are looking to avoid bottlenecks caused by disrupted delivery of key components
Indices of trade disruption being created by economists are helpful but hardly definitive
Lockdowns and restrictions risk causing greater disruption than during earlier waves of the pandemic
New barometer suggests pressures were most acute in October, but have since tracked lower
Sentences of up to almost 5 years handed down as Omicron restrictions threaten supply chains
‘Skills boot camps’ are expected to provide instruction for up to 11,000 truckers
The delays created by the pandemic are likely to continue in 2022, say shipping industry experts
Lockdown in China’s Xi’an spurs expectations of higher Dram and Nand memory chip prices
Consumer sentiment, inflation and patchy pattern of damage all pose threat to recovery
German fashion house to hire additional workers for Turkish factory as it reduces dependence on south-east Asia
Crisis has forced lasting shift in governments’ policy approach, according to Yeo Han-koo
Chinese assembler makes aggressive bid to expand in Apple supply chain
Production rose in November driven by auto sector but worries persist about Omicron impact
A big boat stuck in a canal for a week was catnip to politicians warning about the fragility of globalisation
A letter from Santa explains why it was so difficult to deliver presents down chimneys this year
The nativity story offers festive lessons in bottlenecks and shortages
Consumers and companies learn lessons from disappointments of past festive season
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