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Minerals and metals scarcity in manufacturing

The ticking time bomb “The fine line between ‘just in time’ and ‘just not there’ With a growing population, increasing GDP levels and improving lifestyles, we’re consuming more and more. Renewable and non-renewable resources—energy, water, land, minerals—are in ever-higher demand. And since the relationships between these resources are strong, both the causes of, and the solutions to scarcity are complex. Which, for a manufacturing organisation with a global supply chain, can spell trouble.” Download the report by pwc from http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/sustainability/research-insights/metal-minerals-scarcity.jhtml

Print posted @ Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:48 AM

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