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Rethinking Supply Chains

From the US-China trade war, to Brexit, to pandemic-led delays to manufacturing and shipping, the global supply chain is firmly in the spotlight. How is the business of trade adapting in a changing world?

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Covid stimulus revives calls for Washington to ‘Buy American’
Promise to hand contracts to domestic companies raises concern over US’s international commitments to open markets
Brexit lands English exporter in supply chain quagmire
Bureaucracy of trading with EU throws up many challenges for Prima Cheese
What the pandemic means for retail supply chains — in charts
Companies must contend with new consumer habits that are likely to outlast the pandemic
Video: How Covid has strained the world's ports
The FT’s Trade Secrets editor Claire Jones says few places of business have faced the pressures of the pandemic quite as much as the world’s ports. A boom in manufacturing and strong demand for consumer durables in the second half of last year have led to logjams on the major shipping routes
Companies try to cut geopolitical risk from supply chains
Samsung’s experience highlights the threat of becoming caught between superpowers
Shipping groups prepare for more ‘black swan’ events after Suez blockage
Container companies buy into other parts of the supply chain, including warehousing and distribution

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