...Ismail Golgeci; Samuel Roscoe; David Marius Gligor; Chang Hoon Oh Purpose World trade and global supply chains are undergoing seismic shifts due to rapidly shifting social trends, changing cultural norms and heightened geopolitical tensions among nation-states, including tariffs, trade wars...

... the approach of Bejan, the authors believe that what is happening today with COVID-19 and other trade disruptions such as Brexit and the USA imposing tariffs is creating new obstacles that will redirect the future flow of supply chains. It is clear that the COVID-19 response introduced a bullwhip effect...

...Harry Boer; Anders Drejer; Geoff Buxey Purpose The textiles, clothing, and footwear (TCF) industry has struggled in Australia since the government commenced dismantling tariffs. By sourcing from Asia, middlemen undercut established suppliers, and retail chains set benchmark low prices...

...Geoff Buxey The Australian government welcomed globalisation and led the way with tariff reductions, claiming that many local manufacturers were inefficient and inward looking as a result of over protection. This paper reports on a series of interviews conducted in companies belonging to the (small...