Back to the future: How tariffs are forcing global industries to resurrect 1990s survival tactics

Back to the future: How tariffs are forcing global industries to resurrect 1990s survival tactics

16 April 2025 • by Carlos Cordon, Salvatore Cantale, Toni Yañez in Supply chain • 6 min read

With the US Administration poised to introduce its steepest tariffs in over a century if negotiations to end a tariff war fail, companies across the Medtech and Luxury sectors could revisit protectionist...

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What future for the semiconductor supply chain?

20 June 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read

The recent problems with semiconductor supply chains are well known – but as the US, China and others build efforts towards resiliency and independence in this supply chain they would be wise...

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IBM’s stalled ambitions with Watson show AI isn’t elementary, but can work when focused 

28 January 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Amin Kaboli in Supply chain • 3 min read

Contextual variability can be a roadblock to successful use of artificial intelligence, say Carlos Cordon and Amin Kaboli. ...

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The end of globalization as we know it

18 August 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 5 min read

Regionalization is here and businesses should adapt. Lower sales and higher profits are hallmarks of our new era as globalization comes apart....

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Applying the science of supply chain management to the art of talent management

2 August 2023 • by Lars Häggström, Frederik Anseel, Geert Aelbrecht in Supply chain • 13 min read

Covid has turned many well-established supply chain and HR management strategies on their head, and there are important lessons in this for talent management professionals...

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Globalization isn’t dead, it’s transforming

26 June 2023 • by Richard Baldwin in Supply chain • 6 min read

The future of trade is intermediate services, says Professor of International Economics Richard Baldwin – and this is good news for workers in emerging markets ...

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Supply chain is where strategy meets execution: How agile are we?

11 April 2025 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Katrin Siebenbürger Hacki in Supply chain • 9 min read

The 2025 IMD Global Supply Chain Survey reveals how senior executives across 20 industries rate their organization’s performance against 26 dimensions shaping supply chain management. ...

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America’s tariff shock: Why trade deficits now mean penalties, not ‘unfair policies’ 

3 April 2025 • by Simon J. Evenett in Supply chain • 7 min read

The United States has finally abandoned traditional trade diplomacy in favor of a formula-based tariff regime that penalizes bilateral trade surpluses. For firms with cross-border supply chains, the implications extend far beyond...

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How technology can maximize the potential of informal micro-businesses

5 February 2025 • by Esther Salvi, Muhammad Shehryar Shahid, Mehak Sajjad in Supply chain • 7 min read

Digital tech, established businesses, and governments can combine to help bridge formal and informal supply chains. ...

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Can your supply chain be both resilient and efficient?

31 January 2025 • by Anna Timonina-Farkas, Ralf W. Seifert in Supply chain • 6 min read

Resilience and efficiency of supply chains should no longer be viewed as competing goals but rather as complementary aspects of a well-calibrated supply chain management strategy. ...

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