How Will the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impact Supply Chains?

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This week, I welcome two supply chain experts on the podcast to discuss how the Russia-Ukraine Conflict will impact supply chains for our industry as well as many other manufacturing sectors.

Grunge flags of Russian Federation and Ukraine divided by barb wire illustration, concept of tense relations between Ukraine and Russia

My first guest is Dr. Ednilson Bernardes. He is a global supply chain management professor and program coordinator at West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics. He’s an expert in process transformation and supply network innovation.

Dr. Bernardes has previously analyzed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global supply chains.

My second guest is Lee Smith. He’s an attorney and leader of Baker Donelson’s International Trade and National Security practice. He advises clients on matters involving export controls, supply chain, customs compliance, trade policy, and free trade agreement interpretation.

You can learn more about Lee and his work by visiting https://www.bakerdonelson.com/prentiss-lee-smith.

Also, you can read a couple of the articles Lee references on this episode at the links below:

Russia Sanctions Alert:

https://www.bakerdonelson.com/us-implementation-of-significant-sanctions-and-export-controls-on-russia-will-severely-impact-business-transactions-with-russian-entities

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Alert:

https://www.bakerdonelson.com/uyghur-forced-labor-bill-signed-companies-should-conduct-supply-chain-due-diligence

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