HBR's 10 Must Reads for the Recession Collection (6 Books)

Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World

by Willy C. Shih

WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SUBSIDES, the world is going to look markedly different. The supply shock that started in China in February and the demand shock that followed as the global economy shut down exposed vulnerabilities in the production strategies and supply chains of firms just about everywhere. Temporary trade restrictions and shortages of pharmaceuticals, critical medical supplies, and other products highlighted their weaknesses. Those developments, combined with the U.S.-China trade war, have triggered a rise in economic nationalism. As a consequence of all this, manufacturers worldwide are going to be under greater political and competitive pressures to increase their ...