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Comment / Analysis: supply chain slowdown could turn into a horror movie for the star players

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“The only way around is through” ? Robert Frost

A global recession could be just around the corner, we have often been warned in the past nine and a half years – so should we begin preparing for a worst-case scenario to transpire as soon as 2019?

Equally, how should we prepare for a supply chain meltdown if worldwide trades slow materially and margins come under more pressure?

Horror movie

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