Monday, December 22, 2025 · Rosemary Coates
Rising tariffs on toy imports in 2025 have pushed prices up as much as 30% and as a result, the toy industry appears to be a bellwether in moving production, with Mexico among the leading locations.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 · Rosemary Coates
Nearshoring to Mexico is accelerating as manufacturers seek cost savings, proximity, and supply chain stability that reshoring to the U.S. has not delivered.
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Brian Straight
In an era of shifting tariffs and trade uncertainty, companies must rethink import/export strategies around diversification, flexibility, and resilience to maintain competitiveness and reduce risk.
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Brian Straight
For decades, business leaders largely assumed that globalization and free trade would steadily reduce barriers. Tariffs were seen as temporary political tools, usually negotiated away over time. That assumption is gone.
Friday, September 26, 2025 · Om Prakash
Tariff volatility is reshaping global supply chains. A four-lever framework—spanning engineering, compliance, sourcing, and commercial strategy—can reduce tariff impacts by up to 80% while strengthening resilience.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 · Morten Johansen, COO, DP World Americas
AI, automation, and emerging technologies are transforming supply chains into resilient, intelligent networks capable of navigating today’s volatility and tomorrow’s disruption.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 · Inma Borrella, Leonard Morrison, Maria Jesus Saenz, and Eva Ponce
Global trends such as nearshoring and increasing geopolitical risks underscore the importance of companies in understanding the national and regional differences of the regions in which their supply chain partners operate.
Monday, July 14, 2025 · Steve Knepp and Brian Genijian
Without spending additional capital, Apple and Gateway 2000 revamped their international logistics and financial processes to improve forecasting, accelerate deliveries, and strengthen the bottom line.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Supply Chain Management Review spoke with Lou Longo, partner and leader of Plante Moran’s international consulting practice, on how to safeguard margins in a high-tariff economy in this 6 Questions With … feature.
Friday, June 20, 2025 · Rosemary Coates
The reality of tariffs is more visible when making a big purchase, such as a car, where a 25% tariff can add $10,000 or more to the price to the vehicle, writes Rosemary Coates.
Monday, June 2, 2025 · Kevin Chung
The global shipping industry has accepted an astonishing inefficiency for far too long: it still relies on paper to move trillions of dollars in goods. Bills of lading—essential trade documents—are printed, couriered, signed, and scanned across borders, often taking up to…
Thursday, May 29, 2025 · Brian Straight
Electronics supply chains face mounting uncertainty from tariffs, reshoring efforts, and automation pressures—but experts say strategic planning and design integration can unlock resilience and growth.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Sue Williams, managing director at Hexagon Consultants, shares her insights on overlooked supply chain risks, digital transformation pitfalls, AI’s practical use cases, and the shift toward nearshoring, cross-functional collaboration, and ESG integration, in this 6 Questions…
Friday, May 16, 2025 · Steve Knepp
While tariff has become the word of the year, what makes up a tariff and what it actually is and attempts to accomplish is often misunderstood.
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