| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : International, Asia, Australia, China | | | | TOPICS : economy, corporate, integration, manufacturing, prices, airlines, mining, shipping, steel, transport | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : Record high commodity prices represent a risk to the security of every firm's supply chain. This raises the question whether the rationale for outsourcing has been removed, changed, or strengthened in the light of volatile markets, credit shortages and recession ris |
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