freightweekstl-2026

Tariffs Shape Regional Supply Chain Strategies

Companies are increasingly shifting toward regional supply chains, multisourcing strategies and foreign trade zone operations as tariffs, geopolitical risks and supply chain disruptions make global networks more difficult to manage, according to a supply chain expert speaking during FreightWeekSTL 2026. Panos Kouvelis, Emerson Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Operations and Technology at Washington University in St. Louis, said businesses are moving away from long, cost-driven supply chains in favor of networks ... [+]