Some good reading about new manufacturing and sourcing strategies for carmakers balancing COST and RISK of the supply chain:
The earthquake in Japan has many of the world�s automakers re-thinking their strategy of stretching out their supply base around the world.
�I think there�s going to be is going to a total re-evaluation of the supply chain,� says Jim Gillette, who tracks supplier companies for IHS Automotive. �I think the direction that some of these companies have been going is going to change if not dramatically, at least slightly.�