In this context, it might also be useful to see the experience of Samsung, a South Korean giant in client electronics and residential home equipment, in the course of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Being fully aware of the dangers of single sourcing, Samsung has established an unlimited manufacturing network through the years with factories in Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Vietnam, to satisfy its huge manufacturing demand and to reduce its dependence on China. Unsurprisingly, this has helped Samsung shift its manufacturing from one location to a different in the course of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, thereby facing just a slow-down, and never a whole shutdown in manufacturing. Similarly, to compensate for the closure of retail shops, Samsung has leveraged its contracts with cell phone retailers and Benow to create an e-commerce platform so that its retail business can proceed to sell and ship the products to its prospects . Samsung has also launched extra providers to take care of its customer relationships, corresponding to “Free Repairs for the Frontline” program to offer free smartphone repair companies to healthcare staff and special discounts for first responders and healthcare professionals . France and Italy have announced direct subsidies to consumer …