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Title Floodwaters Are Gone, but Supply Chain Issues Linger
Date Posted 2/23/2012
URL http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/business/global/floodwaters-are-gone-but-supply-chain-issues-linger.html?_r=1
Description Prior to the recent record-setting flood, factories in Thailand produced nearly half of the world's hard disk drives. Even weeks after the floodwaters receded from Thailand, only 15 percent of the 227 factories operating in the industrial zone north of Bangkok have restarted production. This article highlights the longer than expected delays in restarting factory production and effects on the global supply chain.

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