The erratic nature of U.S. tariff policies has placed supply chain companies under dual pressure from costs and compliance. e2open expert John Lash provides an in-depth analysis of tariff litigation, tax refund delays, and the Amazon class-action lawsuit, revealing the impact of policy uncertainty on global procurement, inventory management, and consumer prices, while also outlining directions for building supply chain resilience.
Manufacturers have traditionally dealt with uncertainty through redundancy, but the nature of upstream supply disruptions is fundamentally different from demand fluctuations. The latest survey shows that 57% of manufacturers view raw materials and components as the most vulnerable links in their supply chains, and 86% of companies are significantly affected by trade policies. Resilience strategies are shifting from building buffer capacity to deep collaboration and scenario planning.
2026 Logistics Status Report shows that US logistics costs as a percentage of GDP have fallen to 7.8%, the frequency of trade policy changes reaches once every 1.5 weeks, companies are shifting from cyclical optimization to continuous adaptation, and artificial intelligence and automation have become core competitive tools.
Based on the 2026 Gallagher Business Owner Survey, analyze how businesses view supply chain disruptions as a persistent challenge and build long-term resilience through backup suppliers, AI technology, and climate adaptation strategies.
Based on the 2026 Global Directors and Officers Survey jointly published by WTW and Reed Smith LLP, analyze the supply chain-related risks affecting board agendas, including health and safety, cyber attacks, geopolitical risks, and AI risks, and explore their impact on global supply chain networks.
This article explores how digital technologies such as AI, IoT, and digital twins help manufacturers shift from passively responding to supply chain disruptions to actively predicting and managing risks, thereby improving supply chain resilience and decision-making efficiency.
The pandemic, war, tariffs, and the energy crisis continue to impact global supply chains, and companies are shifting from cost-centered “just-in-time” practices to more distributed, regionalized, and visible manufacturing networks. This article analyzes changes in procurement strategies, supplier management, and coordination of inventory and logistics from an international research perspective.
As geopolitical disruptions, shifts in trade flows, and changes in capacity structures become the norm, companies are redesigning their global supply chain networks. This article analyzes, from the perspectives of procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and risk management, why supply chains have entered a phase of continuous restructuring and the direction of their evolution over the next 1–5 years.