Retailers’ efforts to futureproof supply chains are paying off

The insight: While the East and Gulf Coast port strike throws yet another wrench in retailers’ supply chains, companies on the whole feel good about their abilities to manage disruptions throughout their networks.

  • The vast majority—93%—of supply-chain leaders are confident about their supply chain’s ability to handle future disruptions, per a report by R.R. Donnelley & Sons (RRD).
  • At the same time, nearly all (97%) plan to rework their supply chains over the next two years to improve resilience—including by expanding and diversifying their supplier networks, as well as increasing domestic sourcing.