Manufacturing Network Restructuring at the Forefront of Supply Chain Risks in 2019

摘要

2018 was marked by a backlash against global economic integration through protectionist measures and a withdrawal from free-trade agreements or economic blocs. In bids to protect domestic jobs and stop unfair transfer of US technology, the US withdrew from several trade agreements, including the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Most of the affected countries and trading blocs retaliated on equal terms.