Even as consumers draw back on discretionary spending, expectations for cross-border e-commerce growth are high among supply chain professionals, with the global market likely to pass $1 trillion in value in 2023
Indices indicate that volatility, transit times, shipping costs and input prices are coming down, helping supply chains, but the effects of this have yet to emerge in final prices
Repositioning supply chains to friendlier countries is high on Western government agendas, but the reality of making these moves attractive to consumers and companies could stymy plans