Disease and war triggers onshoring of supply chains
As geopolitical tensions flair, multinational companies are bringing production closer to home to boost supply....

April 15, 2026 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Katrin Siebenbürger Hacki in Supply Chain • 8 min read
Faced with a growing supply chain agenda and continuous volatility, Dirk Holbach, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Henkel Consumer Brands, discusses how to build an adaptable supply chain system....
Continue readingApril 21, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply Chain • 6 min read
As geopolitical tensions flair, multinational companies are bringing production closer to home to boost supply....
April 14, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply Chain • 6 min read
As we move towards a world of more constrained supply, companies will have to shift their focus to designing products and services around what is available and working more closely with suppliers...
April 8, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Tetra Pak’s former head of Supply Chain Operations Eric Baudier discusses the highs and lows of supply chain management....
April 6, 2022 in Supply Chain • 9 min read
Organizations need to make staff safety a priority if they find their operations ensnared by geopolitical conflict....
March 23, 2022 • by Vivek Ramachandran in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Over the next decade, one of the most disruptive changes facing companies will be the need to take responsibility for every business in their supply chain, Vivek Ramachandran, CEO of Hong Kong-based...
March 22, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply Chain • 2 min read
It’s important to understand when and how to protect your supply chain. Firms should forensically exam their whole chain to find weak links....
March 21, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem, Işık Biçer in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Cutting lead times, incentivizing local production and repurposing excess stock would have a huge positive impact on the environment, explain Ralf W Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem and Işik Biçer...
March 18, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Supply chain management should be more than just directing the flow of goods....
March 17, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply Chain • 5 min read
Economic growth is being driven in part by supply chain dynamics. The confluences of forces might bring about a new paradigm in supply chain inventory management and perception of excellence, say Ralf...
March 15, 2022 • by Hamieda Parker in Supply Chain • 5 min read
As African countries seek to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines, they are running into several obstacles including supply chain and quality control issues. Could Lean Thinking, a manufacturing ethos developed in...
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