The end of ‘made in China’? Five ways to cut supply chain risks
Outbreaks of COVID-19 and geopolitical tensions underscore the urgent need to look beyond costs and diversify production to alternative locations to lower the risk of disruption...

January 8, 2026 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Supply chain • 1 min read
In this episode of Leaders Unplugged, IMD President David Bach speaks with Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, about leading a global shipping giant through geopolitical tension, climate pressure, and permanent uncertainty,...
Continue readingJanuary 23, 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read
Outbreaks of COVID-19 and geopolitical tensions underscore the urgent need to look beyond costs and diversify production to alternative locations to lower the risk of disruption...
December 22, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read
Implementation of blockchain in supply chain seems to have reached an impasse. What’s next for the technology born from the world of cryptocurrency?...
November 7, 2022 • by Stephen Phipson in Supply chain • 6 min read
Manufacturers are for the first time bearing the brunt of cyberattacks. Defending a company’s downstream supply chains is just as important as making the core business cybersecure....
November 2, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Katrin Siebenbürger Hacki in Supply chain • 6 min read
The third edition of the IMD Global Supply Chain Survey examines how senior executives rate their organizations on 24 important trends in supply chain management, and provides insights into how those trends...
October 14, 2022 in Supply chain • 6 min read
Companies that face supply chain disruptions can use a sliding scale purchase limit model to adjust prices while ensuring adequate supply during shortages....
September 5, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Stefan Michel in Supply chain • 6 min read
Companies can offset the pressure on their cost base by rethinking products, supply chains, and pricing strategies....
August 23, 2022 in Supply chain • 10 min read
As the shipping and energy industries face the biggest regulatory and market transition in 30 years, Wärtsilä’s CEO calls on leaders to accelerate decarbonization in an exclusive IMD CEO Dialogue....
August 9, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 4 min read
Concerns over “tit for tat” retaliatory measures in the wake of the controversial visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, have underlined the urgent need for...
July 21, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem in Supply chain • 6 min read
Taking a full supply chain perspective on sustainability has never been more urgent....
July 13, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read
French beauty company L’Oréal first embarked on its digital transformation journey more than a decade ago. Today, it provides an excellent case study of effective, successful digital transformation....
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