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    supply chain

    US /səˈplaɪ tʃen/

    ・

    UK /səˈplai tʃein/

    B2
    n.NounA network between a company and its suppliers to produce and distribute a specific product to the final buyer.
    The company is working to improve its supply chain efficiency.

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    How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of

    08:15How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of
    • A congressional report found that Shein uses a tax exemption to cut costs, and the company released a report that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.

      A congressional report found that Shein uses a tax exemption to cut costs, and the company released a report that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.

    • that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.

      that cited cases of involuntary labor in its supply chain.

    B1

    Why can’t prices just stay the same?

    07:31Why can’t prices just stay the same?
    • And a disruption at any point in this loop can lead to the kind of high inflation we've experienced over the past few years, when supply chain interruptions created product shortages and some companies artificially drove up prices to increase their profits, which, along with some other causes, effectively turned this virtuous cycle into a vicious one.

      And a disruption at any point in this loop can lead to the kind of high inflation we've experienced over the past few years, when supply chain interruptions created product shortages and some companies artificially drove up prices to increase their profits, which, along with some other causes, effectively turned this virtuous cycle into a vicious one.

    • When supply chain interruptions created product shortages

      When supply chain interruptions created product shortages

    B1

    The global food crisis, explained

    11:34The global food crisis, explained
    • As covid still continues to grip some parts of the food supply chain worldwide

      As covid still continues to grip some parts of the food supply chain worldwide

    B1

    How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants

    09:10How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
    • By 2027, all EVs sold in the EU must include a battery passport that provides information about the battery's carbon footprint, supply chain, durability, resource efficiency, and

      By 2027, all EVs sold in the EU must include a battery passport that provides information about the battery's carbon footprint, supply chain, durability, resource efficiency, and

    • supply chain, durability, resource  efficiency, and materials used.

      supply chain, durability, resource  efficiency, and materials used.

    B1

    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • ensure that we are on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain. It is right

      ensure that we are on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain. It is right

    • workers' unions to make sure that we're on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain.

      workers' unions to make sure that we're on top of the potential effects on the wider supply chain.

    B1

    China's leading electric vehicle maker selling cars for $10,000

    02:59China's leading electric vehicle maker selling cars for $10,000
    • BYD began as a battery manufacturer and with the help of government subsidies, now controls every mile of its low-cost supply chain from parts to shipping.

      BYD began as a battery manufacturer and with the help of government subsidies, now controls every mile of its low-cost supply chain from parts to shipping.

    • SUBSIDIES NOW CONTROLS EVERY MILE OF ITS LOW-COST SUPPLY CHAIN

      SUBSIDIES NOW CONTROLS EVERY MILE OF ITS LOW-COST SUPPLY CHAIN

    B1

    It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    07:10It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
    • Supply chain breakdowns during a global pandemic would be an example of complex failures, multiple factors from workers not being able to come to work because they were ill,

      Supply chain breakdowns during a global pandemic would be an example of complex failures, multiple factors from workers not being able to come to work because they were ill,

    B1

    The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ

    07:16The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ
    • Here's what the U.S. is doing to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.

      Here's what the U.S. is doing to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.

    • to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.

      to secure the chip supply chain before it's too late.

    B1

    Taiwan's New President Lai Urges China to Jointly Maintain Regional Peace

    01:54Taiwan's New President Lai Urges China to Jointly Maintain Regional Peace
    • So that's why Taiwan, obviously with the chip supply chain semiconductors, but also its position geopolitically between China and the United States, it makes Taiwan a critical, critical cog in the geopolitical tensions that we're seeing right now.

      So that's why Taiwan, obviously with the chip supply chain semiconductors, but also its position geopolitically between China and the United States, it makes Taiwan a critical, critical cog in the geopolitical tensions that we're seeing right now.

    • chip supply chain semiconductors, but also its position geopolitically between

      chip supply chain semiconductors, but also its position geopolitically between

    B2

    Manor Lords - Before You Buy

    12:48Manor Lords - Before You Buy
    • The supply chain is, well, it's not abstracted in the way that it is in a lot of other games.

      The supply chain is, well, it's not abstracted in the way that it is in a lot of other games.

    • It all starts off simple enough, but as the game progresses, the requirements and the supply chain, they get more and more complex.

      It all starts off simple enough, but as the game progresses, the requirements and the supply chain, they get more and more complex.

    B1