The author would like to extend special thanks to Dewjeong Lee for her substantive research and project management support. The United States has recently pursued “friendshoring” of supply chains to ...

In April, the United States announced a slew of reciprocal tariffs on almost all its trading partners. President Trump’s new trade policy aims to use these tariffs to help “rebuild the economy and ...

A Stanford University study states that China installed seven times more robots than the U.S. in 2023. Chinese companies are adapting to AI integration for cost-cutting, quality control and ...

This month, I'm excited to share the results of Fictiv’s 10th Annual State of Manufacturing & Supply Chain Report. Every year, we survey hundreds of supply chain and manufacturing leaders across ...

Too many small to midsized businesses still believe their basic business interruption or cargo insurance will protect them from supply chain disruption in 2025. But today’s risks are more complex — ...

The United States and its allies have taken significant actions to promote the de-risking of semiconductor supply chains. Protecting and controlling these supply chains also remain critical components ...

The latest Interim Economic Outlook from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projects global growth slowing from 3.3% in 2024 to 3.2% in 2025 and 2.9% in 2026, as early ...