Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Maybe Global Supply Chains Were a Bad Idea

The coronavirus outbreak exposes the peril of far-flung parts networks and the risk of paralysis.

February 21, 2020 at 3:00 PM EST

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

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Transporting parts from country A to country B is an obstacle course that seems to only get more complicated. If the trade war showed the risks of globalized supply-chains, the coronavirus may solidify that business model as a liability.

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