tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061009.post1326857476663110702..comments2023-08-19T14:12:52.220+02:00Comments on Reflection & Inquiries: Distant disastersGeoffrey Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04041450398780043453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061009.post-30707434070557259472011-03-18T13:21:00.823+01:002011-03-18T13:21:00.823+01:00Right. It's too complex to predict, especially...Right. It's too complex to predict, especially since we don't know how long and how deep this disaster will be. This is not good news for anybody, except maybe Gadaffi, in that it takes attention away from his country.Geoffrey Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041450398780043453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061009.post-43550793737030833602011-03-18T04:48:59.301+01:002011-03-18T04:48:59.301+01:00Things are not so simple for Korean or Chinese or ...Things are not so simple for Korean or Chinese or Taiwanese competitors because of the complexity of supply sources. An iPhone, say, has something like 400 parts. If one of those parts comes from a factory closed in Japan the flow will be affected even though they are made in China.Dirk van Nouhuyshttp://www.wandd.comnoreply@blogger.com