BIS Releases Research Paper on Global Supply Chain Bottlenecks
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a research paper on global supply chain bottlenecks, using the rare earth industry and the hard disk drive industry after the 2011 Thailand floods as case studies to analyze the causes of supply chain vulnerability and corresponding resilience measures. The study points out that supply chain concentration and limited substitutability transform efficiency gains from global supply chains into vulnerability, and the consequences of bottlenecks depend on their underlying nature: the rare earth industry reflects persistent dependence on concentrated processing capacity, while hard disk drive production demonstrates that flexibility and effective crisis management can accelerate recovery from temporary disruptions. The study proposes that resilience measures must match the type of vulnerability: alternative capacity and technology can address persistent dependence, while inventory, supplier redundancy, and geographic flexibility can buffer temporary disruptions. The views in this paper represent only the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the BIS and its member central banks.
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- Bank for International Settlements BIS: Research papersBottlenecks in Global Supply Chains: Lessons from Rare Earths and Hard Disk Drives
Research from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) indicates that supply chain concentration and limited substitutability can turn efficiency gains into vulnerabilities, with the consequences of bottlenecks depending on their underlying nature. The rare earth industry reflects persistent reliance on concentrated processing capacity, while hard disk drive production after the 2011 Thailand floods shows that flexibility and effective crisis management can accelerate recovery from temporary disruptions. Resilience measures must match the type of vulnerability: alternative capacity and technology can address persistent dependence, while inventories, supplier redundancy, and geographic flexibility can buffer temporary disruptions.
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