Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

Navigate geopolitical uncertainty, trade policy changes, and global supply chain disruption with strategies that strengthen resilience, protect profitability, and support predictable growth. Discover how Supply Chain Planning, Operational Performance & Transformation, and Supply Chain Technology & Enablement help manufacturers and distributors improve supply continuity, respond faster to change, and build more agile, competitive supply chains.

Is Apple Moving Design In-House?
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Is Apple Moving Design In-House?

Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Is Apple Moving Design In-House?

Apple has developed its own processors for years but has recently increased its focus on the in-house design of components.

Lisa Anderson2026-06-28T09:58:02-07:00December 13, 2017|Categories: Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: Customer service, Industry Week, Resiliency, Risk Management, Strategic sourcing, Supply Chain Briefing Newsletter, Supply chain disruptions, Supply continuity|

What Should Manufacturers Be Thinking with Potential Tax Changes?
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What Should Manufacturers Be Thinking with Potential Tax Changes?

Trade Policy & Global Flows, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

What Should Manufacturers Be Thinking with Potential Tax Changes?

There has certainly been a lot of conversation about the potential tax law changes! Michael Kouyoumdjian, managing shareholder of RP&B CPAs did a great job of going through the potential changes and impacts in a discussion with trusted advisers to manufacturers and distributors.

Lisa Anderson2026-06-07T23:31:28-07:00December 7, 2017|Categories: Trade Policy & Global Flows, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: ERP, Robotics, Supply Chain Briefing Newsletter|

Steel Imports at the Lowest 2 Year Level Since 2002-2003
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Steel Imports at the Lowest 2 Year Level Since 2002-2003

Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

Steel Imports at the Lowest 2 Year Level Since 2002-2003

According to Industry Week, steel imports from 2016-17 are on track to be the lowest in almost 15 years!

Lisa Anderson2024-02-20T22:32:46-08:00November 29, 2017|Categories: Geopolitical Risk & Disruption, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: Global trade, Supply Chain Briefing Newsletter|

Is Your Business Model Old?
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Is Your Business Model Old?

Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Is Your Business Model Old?

nstead of running to keep up with your customers and competitors on a daily basis, what can you do to GET AHEAD of them?

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T15:22:52-07:00November 27, 2017|Categories: Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: Amazon effect, Customer service, Food & Beverage, Leadership, Supply chain planning, VMI|

What’s New & Hot in Transportation?
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What’s New & Hot in Transportation?

Trade Policy & Global Flows, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

What’s New & Hot in Transportation?

Who knew transportation could be so complex? As much as goes into transportation, consumers are trained to think of it as "free" (think Amazon Prime) and quick. That certainly provides two conflicting forces!

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T21:40:53-07:00October 27, 2017|Categories: Trade Policy & Global Flows, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: Amazon effect, Digital transformation, E-commerce, Global trade, Regulations, Supply Chain Briefing Newsletter|

Are You Reshoring?
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Are You Reshoring?

Regionalization, Reshoring & Network Strategy, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

Are You Reshoring?

Where are you sourcing from currently? Don't just jump on the new bandwagon of reshoring but you should give your total cost of ownership a second look as well as dig into your customers' expectations and sourcing impacts.

Lisa Anderson2026-07-06T14:53:42-07:00October 5, 2017|Categories: Regionalization, Reshoring & Network Strategy, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains|Tags: Nearshoring, Network optimization, Reshoring|

Electric Cars Surge in Investment by BIG & Interesting Names
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Electric Cars Surge in Investment by BIG & Interesting Names

Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience

Electric Cars Surge in Investment by BIG & Interesting Names

Whether we have anything to do with electric cars, we should pay attention. Noticing where investments are flowing can be quite critical as it will impact your business in one way or another.

Lisa Anderson2026-06-21T15:54:34-07:00September 27, 2017|Categories: Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains, Risk & Resilience|Tags: Innovation, Profitability, Resiliency, Risk Management, Scalability, Supply Chain Briefing Newsletter, Supply continuity|

Wisconsin Provides HUGE Incentives to Lure Apple Manufacturer
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Wisconsin Provides HUGE Incentives to Lure Apple Manufacturer

Regionalization, Reshoring & Network Strategy, Geopolitics, Trade & Supply Chains

Wisconsin Provides HUGE Incentives to Lure Apple Manufacturer

What might seem impossible to us might not be! Do you tend to write off ideas before considering their full value? Perhaps we should take a page from Wisconsin's playbook and look at the big picture, think long-term and mix it up a bit.