Blog post: How the coronavirus pandemic exposed America’s supply chain network
The U.S.-China trade war and the coronavirus pandemic have made a few things abundantly clear: Relying on foreign manufacturers is a risky, challenging, and, oftentimes, unwise business practice. Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, many economists and academics argued that America was excessively reliant on foreign manufacturers, particularly China, for too many vital products. Bob Forshay, a longtime supply chain consultant and supply chain management instructor who founded Boulder, Colorado-bas