Flooding in China threatens PPE supply chains

Flooding in China is putting at risk the supply chains used to bring vital supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the rest of the world.

The Global Food and Water Crises Research Programme, part of think tank Future Directions International (FDI), warned water levels on many Chinese rivers have been unusually high this summer because of heavy rainfall.

☛ Want to stay up to date with the news? Sign up to our daily bulletin.

To read the rest of this article you need to sign in:

Membership ID / Email Address

Password

Don't have an account? Register here

JOIN CIPS

Not a CIPS member? Why not join CIPS to access a full range of benefits, including:

Access all areas of the CIPS Knowledge on-line library including tools and templates and Supply Management stories.
Enhance your network and get connected to a global community of 120,000 in 150 countries.
Stay in touch and up to date through member only events and branch meetings.
Annual subscription to Supply Management magazine.
10 per cent discount on all training courses, workshops, seminars and conferences.
Up to 15 per cent discount on books from the CIPS book store, including course books and a range of further reading text books.

And much more. Click here to join >

Flooding in China threatens PPE supply chains

SIGN UP

JOIN CIPS