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Title How Population Change Affects Supply Chains
Date Posted 11/5/2012
URL http://www.ism.ws/pubs/ISMMag/ismarticle.cfm?ItemNumber=22896
Description Recent research has looked to understand how population change affects supply chains and business practices. Researchers have found three characteristics to aid in this explanation: differential in population growth rates, urbanization and growth of megacities, and aging of certain populations. Understanding these characteristics can assist supply chain decision-makers in ensuring the strength and resiliency of their supply chains, both now and in the future.

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