For years, global supply chains were built around a fairly simple assumption: efficiency would outweigh almost everything else. If we take manufacturing to a faster, cheaper, and scalable pace, production would naturally be concentrated in a few geographic locations. This would have been very effective in the past. However, I believe 2026 marks a subtle […]
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China has been the undisputed mogul in manufacturing products for decades. Its massive scale of production, affordable labor, and excellent infrastructure have rightly earned China the title of the “world’s factory.” However, recent geopolitical shifts and trade tensions, along with China’s critical vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, have prompted world organisations to consider a […]