Super Conductivity and Second Sourcing

Promising developments are occurring in the realm of Super Conductivity and Quantum mechanics. 

According to an IEEE article "Quantum Entanglement Meets Superconductivity in Novel Experiment - IEEE Spectrum," a series of experiments have suggested that metals' physical properties can be changed to make them more conductive (Anderson, 2020). If the experiments can find cost-effective methods to be implemented on the commercial scale, the implications could be huge for Supply Chains across the globe. One major could be the ability to substitute communities once deemed singled-source or sole-source materials more readily available (assuming they pass the engineering tolerances). The change could be significant for organizations and their suppliers since the negotiating power shift away from the suppliers who once enjoyed price inelasticity and control over outputs for "Single & sole-sourced Items." Organizations will also see pricing pressures from the competition increase as the ability to use cheap materials inputs will drive down the prices for related products. Substitute material will continue to reduce the risk of supply disruptions in the future. A company's ability to be able to interchange elements will provide the additional advantage needed to combat situations like COVID and global material shortages. 

References

Anderson, M. (2020, January 17). IEEE Spectrum . Retrieved from IEEE : https://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/computing/hardware/quantum-entanglement-superconductivity-technology-news-novel-experiment

Mark Anderson, L. P. (2020). Singular charge fluctuations at a magnetic quantum critical point. AAAS, 285-288.