Tariffs and trade wars: cool heads needed

4 February 2025

CIPS chief executive Ben Farrell analyses the impact on global supply chains of US tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico and beyond.

Q3 pulse results: Threat of recession and cyber-attacks could replace geopolitical risks

31 August 2024

The risk of inflation is gradually easing, but growing concerns about a recession are emerging in its place, says CIPS global economist Dr John Glen.

Will the EU have its own nearshoring miracle?

9 May 2024

Monterrey has become the epicentre of Mexico’s nearshoring boom. Will the EU have its own nearshoring miracle? asks CIPS economist Dr John Glen.

Facing the storm

25 April

This is VUCA world on steroids and we must face it head-on, says CIPS economist Dr John Glen. 

Global trade in flux: inside Mexico’s nearshoring boom

27 February 2024

Tesla, Unilever, Kia, Foxconn and Lego are poised to make substantial investments in Monterrey, the city at the heart of Mexico’s nearshoring masterplan.

Nearshoring isn't a simple plug-and-play strategy

23 February 2024

Volatile times have produced ripe conditions for nearshoring, but this doesn’t represent a real uncoupling of East and West, explains CIPS economist John Glen.

Retailers turn to nearshoring as supply chain disruption continues

23 February 2024

ASOS, Boohoo and Next confirm plans to nearshore production in response to the Red Sea crisis.

“Everything, everywhere, all at once” – doing the right thing in a turbulent world

9 February 2024

Alison Taylor, ethics professor at NYU Stern, shares advice on building better organisations in the face of multiple, competing pressures.

What's driving our two-speed economy?

Markets are predicting interest rate cuts, but are they jumping the gun, asks CIPS chief economist Dr John Glen.

Inflation in 2024: where are we headed?

The rate of UK inflation is coming down. Phew. But prices are still historically high, and a two-speed economy may be emerging.

Four charts that explain 2024

Inflation should stabilise in 2024, bringing down input prices, but other trends will continue to make life volatile for procurement and supply professionals.