Greater integration of the semiconductor supply chain is needed to prevent the sort of disruption seen since the Covid pandemic, as delegates heard at the recent ALSC Global Live debate
As industrial supply chains have become more volatile during and since the Covid pandemic, so they have become a more mainstream topic of discussion. The supply of semiconductors is a headline story because of continued disruption in the supply of a universal components, something that is causing headaches across a range of industries, not least automotive.
Trade wars, geopolitical shifts, natural disasters, pandemics and changes in consumer behaviour, have all contributed to the supply of semiconductors falling below global demand and the automotive industry has been forced to review how it goes about accessing these essential parts.
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