Age of respondents, date of survey and the type of surveying method was not stated by the source. Number of respondents from automotive and assembly, chemicals, consumer and packaged, and pharmaceuticals and medical devices industries were 200, 84, 86, and 152 respectively.
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Sources of supply chain vulnerability for global value chains by industry 2020
In a 2020 study, roughly ** percent of business leaders in the automotive and assembly industry revealed that demand variability is the most important condition making their business vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. As of 2020, the same study found out that communication equipment global value chains overall shock exposure was the highest.
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