Supply chain shock

COVID-19 has dis­rupt­ed almost every ele­ment of dai­ly life around the world, but its impact on glob­al sup­ply chains has been one of the most sig­nif­i­cant con­se­quences. With inter­na­tion­al trav­el halt­ed, a huge change in demand as pop­u­la­tions were con­fined to their homes, and at least 51,000 com­pa­nies around the world who had Tier‑1 sup­pli­ers in China’s worst-affect­ed regions left high and dry, the ram­i­fi­ca­tions have been severe. So, how are sup­ply chains far­ing now, and what are their plans to build resilience for the future?