The nearshoring vs. offshoring discussion has been going on for quite some time, well before the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) made it a “thing.” Do we outsource manufacturing, or produce everything on U.S. soil? Do we import/export? And, then when something like COVID-19 hits, how does one recover goods lost in translation?
While these are all valid questions, they’re also reasons as to why a review of our nation’s supply chains is critical.