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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaeap0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Key Points The C'VID-19 pandemic has demonstrawed the vuinerabilty of global supply chairs during crises. No liberal democracy today can become fully autarkic, growing and building all its needs dornestically, nor can it store all its population's needs in strategic stockpiles. * Governrnnts must wocrk with the Private sector to exercise crisis scenarios. This c_ n also be *'on at *he multinationa| evf|, relectling countries' interiokino need and usi- nesses' jl oba operations. SWargaming such crisis scenarios will help governn-ents and businesses reduce the irnpact of ture crises. As the saying goes 'when life gives you lemons, vou make lemonade', so, when there's a viras pan- denic and you own a distillery you nmale ... biane sanitser, noted the British online resource Gin and Toni ciy last spring, listing six comimunrity- minded British distilleries that had switched their alcohol-based production from gin to hand sani- tizer) The distilleries did so to help Britons who were suddenly desperate for the lowly liquid that protects against sundry bacteria and viruses. Portobello Road Gin in London, for ?xaipie, started making hand sanitizer for the many Metro- politan Police Service officers who suddenly faced a deadly airborne enemy while on the bear, Silent Pool Distillers, based in the county of Suney, began manufacturing hand sanitizer for local hospital staff, nursing homec workers, and police officers. Wlorldwide, gin distilleries including the boutique Portobello Road Gin and corporate giants Anheuser- Busch Companies and Absolut Vodka owner Pernod Ricard USA turned to hand sanitizer7 Other companies, too, came to the rescue as countries suddenly found themselves short of cru- cial items, The lxury brand Burberry converted its trench coat factory in Yorkshire to produce liospi- ta gowns, selling thei to the U K government. A snowboard factory in Burlington, Vermont, turned to making face shields to donate to hospitals; the Vermont Teddy Bear Conpany decided to sew thousands of face masks to make sure ordinary consumers were not using medical-grade disposa- ble oneS.4 Anticipating US government orders, the Svedish defense contractor Saab started manufac- turing hospital gownss Dyson Himited, the maker of cutting-edge vacuun cleaners and hand dryers, began developing >ent ilators to sell to Britain's National Health Service, though ultimately the UK governmenrt did not need them>

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