Supply Chain Research

With the dust settling from the U.S.-China trade deal and the prospects of an EU-U.S. trade war ahead, we consider five supply chain strategies for 2020; the World Economic Forum this week could be pivotal for U.S.-EU relations. Also: first shots or fast friends – what to expect from WEF; after the dust settles – views on the phase 1 trade deal; burden sharing shifts as U.S. import price deflation slows; USMCA’s Senate hurdle cleared, could trip on China; post-Brexit deals – not the order you’d expect; Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk push the competitive envelope; and shipping rates rebound after p...