The latest Made-in-USA Promo Sales: Is a Surge Coming in 2025?

This ASI article discusses the anticipated surge in demand for Made-in-the-USA promotional products, driven by upcoming significant national events and potential policy changes. Key milestones include the 250th anniversaries of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2025 and America’s Semiquincentennial in…
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Time to reshore manufacturing? Global supply chain reconfiguration to persist through 2030
Yahoo! News reports that the global supply chain is going to take at least another eight years to be reconfigured. As we have said quite extensively, the supply chain is in chaos. And there doesn’t seem to be an end…
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Is “friendshoring” the future of reshoring?
The Guardian put out an interesting take on reshoring, instead framing it as “friendshoring.” What is friendshoring? Basically, it means that the US and its strategic partners should create trade routes with partners who broadly share our values, instead of…
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One of the Biggest Supply Chain Issues Right Now: Talent
According to Forbes Tech Council, roughly $900 billion in tech deployments fail every year because people are not trained or qualified to operate them. Apparently, artificial intelligence efforts often fail because although we upgrade our technology, we fail to upgrade our…
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The world sources $2.87 billion worth of ‘Made in the USA’ apparel from Jan-May ’22
The United States isn’t always seen as an exporter, especially when it comes to manufacturing garments. But, in fact, the US really does export quite a bit. Apparel Resources reports that the USA exported $2.87 billion worth of garments from…
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Hundreds of Aston Martin cars left unfinished amid supply chain struggles
Yahoo! News reports that hundreds of Aston Martin supercars have been left unfinished as the beleaguered luxury carmaker struggles to procure parts amid supply chain struggles brought on by lockdowns in China and War in Ukraine. The iconic British brand and James Bond favorite…
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Top automaker CEO: Don’t expect a sudden turnaround on supply chain problems
CNBC reports that Renault’s CEO believes there will be no sudden let up in the supply chain shortages that have dogged the autos industry, even as the carmaker dubbed its “emergency” period over. “We don’t anticipate a sudden, complete improvement…
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How auto companies are adapting to the global chip shortage due to supply chain disruptions
According to MIT Sloan, and our own experience, the auto industry was hamstrung by the global microchip shortage in 2021, resulting in losing more than $200 billion. Eleven million fewer vehicles were produced; manufacturing plants idled. Ford suspended operation at some plants to focus efforts…
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having an outsized impact on the global supply chain
MIT Sloan has an article about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting the global economy, specifically regarding the supply chain. According to Sloan, the conflict is impeding the flow of goods, fueling dramatic cost increases and product shortages, and…
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Procurement Execs Say Supply Chains Could Use a Tech Injection
According to the Sourcing Journal, a majority of procurement executives indicated “significant disruption” in their raw materials supply chains, with 67 percent saying the technology solutions they currently use are not likely to be able to handle the headwinds expected over the…
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