
April 3, 2026
Supply Chain Intelligence
Week of March 30 – April 3, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz crisis entered its fifth week as the defining supply chain event of 2026, with daily ship transits collapsing approximately 97% from pre-conflict levels. This week's cascade: Trump restructured Section 232 metals tariffs on Liberation Day's one-year anniversary, the ISM Manufacturing PMI hit its strongest reading since August 2022 while input prices surged to a near-four-year high, diesel crossed $5.37/gallon nationally, and Amazon imposed a 3.5% FBA surcharge as fuel costs rippled through every freight mode. Container spot rates jumped 29–31% across all major east-west lanes. The fertilizer supply chain faces a "triple lock" — Hormuz, Russian export bans, and Chinese restrictions — threatening the Northern Hemisphere spring planting season. Meanwhile, consumers are showing measurable behavioral shifts under sustained price pressure, and the 3PL sector is actively positioning for a structural reshaping of the warehouse market. Against this backdrop, the Section 122 tariff legal challenge heads to oral arguments April 10, two massive Section 301 investigations advance toward comment deadlines, and the freight market continues its structural rebalancing from a three-year recession.
The Hormuz Crisis Is Reshaping Global Trade in Real Time
The U.S.-Israel military operation against Iran that began February 28 has effectively sealed the Strait of Hormuz — the chokepoint through which 20% of the world's oil and roughly 40,000 TEUs of containerized cargo transit weekly. The IMF and maritime tracking firms confirm daily transits collapsed from approximately 138 vessels per day in February to just 4–6 in March, a roughly 97% drop. An estimated 140 container ships carrying 460,000–470,000 TEUs remain trapped inside the Persian Gulf. An estimated 20,000 seafarers are stranded, and the IMO is monitoring what it calls a humanitarian situation.
The IEA has described this as "the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market." BCA Research estimates the world has lost 4.5–5 million barrels per day — roughly 5% of global supply — and warned that figure could double by mid-April. Brent crude peaked at approximately $126 per barrel and was still trading in the $104–$109 range in early April. The IEA coordinated the largest-ever strategic petroleum reserve release, at 400 million barrels. Combined with the continuing Red Sea/Houthi disruption, both the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb are effectively closed — an unprecedented dual-chokepoint crisis. The Panama Canal is absorbing redirected traffic, operating at full draft capacity with 38–40 transits daily, up from the seasonal baseline, but cannot offset the broader disruption at scale.
Every supply chain domain in this briefing traces back to Hormuz. Diesel prices, container rates, air cargo costs, fertilizer availability, manufacturing input costs, carrier surcharges, and consumer inflation expectations are all being reshaped by this single geopolitical event.
Container Rates Climb as Carriers Impose Emergency Surcharges
The Drewry World Container Index held at $2,287 per 40-foot container on April 2, following four consecutive weekly increases. Shanghai-to-New York stood at $3,434/FEU (+1% week-over-week), while Shanghai-to-Los Angeles eased slightly to $2,663/FEU (-1%). Asia-Europe rates showed the most dramatic moves: Shanghai-to-Genoa reached $3,474 on March 26 and continued climbing, with Asia-Europe spot rates reaching $2,904/FEU by April 1, per Xeneta.
Xeneta's April 1 data confirmed sharp rate increases across all major lanes: Far East to U.S. West Coast up 29% since end of February at $2,430/FEU, Far East to North Europe up 31%, and Far East to Mediterranean up 30%. Every major carrier has imposed emergency surcharges. CMA CGM set FAK rates of approximately $3,500/FEU effective April 1. Hapag-Lloyd implemented a GRI effective April 1 across key trade lanes. Maersk levied emergency bunker surcharges and global fuel adjustments. The FMC rejected carrier requests to waive the 30-day notice period for US-trade surcharges, delaying some charges until early April.
The NRF Global Port Tracker's most recent forecast (updated March 9) projects March container imports at 1.91 million TEU (-11.2% year-over-year) and April at 2.03 million TEU (-8.1% YoY). Hackett Associates founder Ben Hackett: "Following essentially flat container import volumes in 2025, we expect a decline during the first half of 2026 and likely longer."
Liberation Day's Anniversary Brings Section 232 Overhaul and Legal Drama
On April 2, 2026 — the one-year anniversary of "Liberation Day" — President Trump signed a proclamation restructuring Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper. The new tiered system imposes a 50% flat tariff on articles made entirely of these metals, 25% on derivative articles substantially made from them, 15% through 2027 on metal-intensive industrial and electrical grid equipment, and 10% on products made abroad using American metals. Products with 15% or less metal content are exempted. This replaces a more complex derivative structure that had caused widespread compliance confusion.
The broader tariff landscape has changed dramatically since Liberation Day. The average effective U.S. tariff rate now sits at approximately 10–11% (Tax Foundation/Yale Budget Lab estimates), down from a peak of approximately 27–28% in mid-April 2025 — largely because the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026. The current regime rests on three pillars: Section 122 (10% temporary global surcharge), Section 232 (sector-specific), and Section 301 (country- and sector-specific).
The $166 billion IEEPA refund process advanced this week. On March 27, the Court of International Trade expanded refund eligibility to include finally liquidated entries — removing a major hurdle for importers who hadn't filed protests. CBP's refund portal (CAPE system) was 63–80% complete as of mid-March and is on track for mid-April deployment. The government has until May 4 to appeal.
The next critical date is April 10, when oral arguments begin at the CIT on two lawsuits challenging the Section 122 tariff — brought by 24 state attorneys general and two small businesses. If the CIT strikes down Section 122 as it did IEEPA tariffs, it would eliminate the 10% global surcharge affecting approximately $1.2 trillion in imports. Section 122 expires July 24 regardless. USTR's two massive Section 301 investigations — targeting structural excess manufacturing capacity across 16 economies and forced labor import enforcement across 60 economies — have comment deadlines of April 15.
ISM Manufacturing Data Shows Expansion Under Duress
The ISM Manufacturing PMI for March came in at 52.7% on April 1 — up 0.3 points from February, beating consensus, and marking the third consecutive month of expansion and the strongest reading since August 2022. Production accelerated to 55.1%, and 13 of 18 industries reported growth.
The alarm bells are in the sub-indices. The Prices index surged to 78.3% — up 7.8 points and the highest since June 2022 — a 19.3-point surge over two months that represents the steepest rise in nearly a decade. Supplier deliveries lengthened sharply to 58.9%, signaling supply chain tightness. New orders, while still expansionary at 53.5%, fell 2.3 points. Employment remained in contraction. ISM Chair Susan Spence warned: "Our concern is that the demand indicators are going in the wrong direction."
On the factory floor, U.S. Steel restarted Blast Furnace B at Granite City Works in Illinois on March 29, bringing approximately 1,110 total mill employees back to work after the furnace sat idle since November 2023. Across the border, Canada's Algoma Steel permanently shut Blast Furnace No. 7, completing its transition to electric arc furnace steelmaking — driven by U.S. 50% steel tariffs that cost the company C$89.7 million in direct tariff costs. The closure ended 125 years of integrated steelmaking in Sault Ste. Marie and resulted in approximately 1,000 layoffs.
In semiconductors, a Taiwanese government filing on March 31 confirmed TSMC will produce 3-nanometer wafers at its second Japan fab (Kumamoto) by 2028, with 15,000 wafers/month capacity and an estimated $17 billion investment. TSMC's $165 billion Arizona expansion continues, with Apple confirming it will purchase more than 100 million advanced chips from TSMC Arizona in 2026. Intel's newest Arizona fab entered high-volume manufacturing of 1.8nm chips in October 2025, backed by an $8.9 billion government commitment.
Diesel Shock Cascades Through Every Freight Mode
National diesel prices hit $5.375/gallon in the week ending March 23 — up $1.31 in three weeks and the highest since late 2022. California diesel reached approximately $6.43/gallon. FTR VP of Trucking Avery Vise called it the fastest two-week price surge in recorded history. Diesel powers more than 70% of U.S. freight, making this a direct and immediate inflationary input across all modes.
DAT spot rates for dry van reached approximately $2.34/mile on a linehaul basis, reefer at $2.75/mile, and flatbed at $2.80/mile. The spot-contract rate gap has compressed from approximately $0.39/mile a year ago to just $0.11/mile, and first-tender rejection rates have climbed to approximately 15%. C.H. Robinson's March 2026 freight market update raised its 2026 dry van cost-per-mile forecast to +12% year-over-year (up from its previous +10% estimate). Uber Freight confirmed spot rates are elevated by more than 25% year-over-year.
Parcel carriers are passing costs through. Amazon announced a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on FBA services effective April 17, averaging $0.17 per unit. USPS announced a temporary 8% price hike on Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select effective April 26 through January 17, 2027.
Air cargo rates are surging in parallel. The Baltic Air Freight Index rose 9.3% week-on-week and 10% year-over-year in the week ending March 30, with jet fuel prices up approximately 100% year-over-year.
Rail data from the AAR for the week ending March 28 showed total U.S. volume of 515,921 units (+0.5% year-over-year), with intermodal volume up 1.6% to 282,088 units — benefiting from trucking's capacity crunch. The proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern $85 billion merger is working toward a revised STB refiling, with the STB's deadline for a new application set at June 22, 2026.
Retailers Adapt and Consumers Absorb — But Both Are Reaching Limits
The retail picture this week is a study in divergence: operators pulling every lever available to manage cost and sourcing disruption, while consumers quietly but measurably change their behavior. Both sides are running out of easy moves.
On the operator side, Amazon dominated the week's supply chain news beyond the FBA surcharge. The company expanded its dry van trailer fleet to 80,000 units, added 1,500 FedEx Office locations to its returns network — pushing total U.S. drop-off points past 10,000 — and rolled out 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options across 90,000+ products in dense urban areas. Amazon also ended stickerless commingling on March 31, pushing operational responsibility upstream to sellers. The message is clear: Amazon is simultaneously raising costs on sellers while expanding its service advantage over them.
Other retailers are executing more surgical sourcing moves. Mattel expects China to represent less than 40% of production by year-end, down from 50% in 2024. Academy Sports has cut China sourcing to 50% from over 70% in 2019. Columbia Sportswear plans to raise spring and fall merchandise prices by a "high single-digit percent" while negotiating lower manufacturing costs and shifting production to lower-tariff countries. Campbell's CEO Mick Beekhuizen confirmed tariffs will account for about 4% of COGS in 2026. Dollar Tree opened the week with inventory down 7% year-over-year while sales grew 9% — a lean-inventory playbook that protects margins but reduces cushion for demand surprises. The company is opening a 1.25 million square foot distribution center in Litchfield Park, Arizona, and Best Buy CFO Matthew Bilunas noted the effective tariff rate remains "probably still in the mid-teens." Hasbro opened a 600,000 square foot distribution center in Midway, Georgia on March 19 in partnership with GXO Logistics, projecting $8 million in annual productivity savings. Walmart continues retrofitting 23 of its 42 U.S. regional distribution centers with automation.
On the consumer side, the data is increasingly difficult to dismiss. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index ticked up to 91.8 in March, but the Expectations Index fell to 70.9 — well below the 80-point threshold historically associated with recession risk. The University of Michigan final sentiment reading dropped to 53.3, the year's low, with one-year inflation expectations jumping to 3.8%. JP Morgan raised its 2026 recession probability to 35%.
The behavioral data behind those sentiment numbers is sharper. According to Upside's 2026 consumer study, 79% of consumers say they have changed their behavior because of tariff-driven price increases. The primary response has been to cut back on spending, split baskets across more stores, and trade down to private labels. The Federal Reserve's March analysis confirmed imported goods are approximately 6.6% more expensive than before tariffs, while domestic goods cost about 3.8% more. Importantly, the Fed found that "many retailers have so far absorbed costs" rather than passing them through fully — a dynamic that is becoming harder to sustain as the Hormuz fuel shock adds another cost layer on top of existing tariff exposure.
Research from Simon-Kucher is particularly instructive on where the behavioral break points are. At 5% price increases, most categories see limited change. At 10%, demand drop-off accelerates in discretionary categories. At 20%, roughly 30% of consumers stop buying non-essentials entirely. Food and fuel remain the most price-resilient categories even at higher increases — which is precisely why the fertilizer supply triple-lock and diesel price surge are so strategically consequential. They attack the categories consumers have been least willing to pull back from.
Walmart confirmed households earning under $50,000 are making smaller purchases and timing trips to their paycheck schedules. Morningstar projects durable goods prices (electronics, toys, tools, small appliances) to rise 4.5% in 2026, with non-durable prices up 5.6%. The income divide in consumer behavior is accelerating: higher-income households continue spending on experiences and premium categories, while lower- and middle-income households are executing defensive strategies that look increasingly structural, not temporary.
3PL and Warehouse Market: Structural Shift Underway
The 3PL and warehouse sector is experiencing a structural realignment that goes well beyond the AI automation headlines. Three dynamics are reshaping the market simultaneously: a flight to quality in real estate, retailers outsourcing at higher rates while reducing their direct footprints, and fuel-driven cost pressure forcing operators to get more precise about network design.
On the real estate side, the market has split into two realities. The Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Industrial MarketBeat confirmed that smaller industrial assets (under 50,000 square feet) maintain the tightest vacancy in the country at 4.8%, while big-box warehouses over 300,000 square feet sit at 9.8% vacancy — peaking at 10.6% midyear before tightening as new deliveries slowed and demand recovered. Industrial asking rent growth slowed to 1.5% year-over-year in Q4 2025, the lowest rate since Q1 2020, with Northeast rents down 3.8% and West Coast rents down 4.5% from their peaks. Sun Belt markets continue their run: Atlanta asking rents are running $8–$12/SF, Charlotte at $8–$11/SF, and Dallas-Fort Worth at $7–$11/SF, with national forecasts projecting 2–3% annual growth through 2027.
The tenancy mix is telling. Per JLL's U.S. Industrial Tenant Demand Study, 3PL and logistics tenants expanded their pipeline requirements by 12.8% year-over-year to 185.4 million square feet — the largest share of any sector — while traditional retailers cut their industrial requirements by 16.7% over the same period. CBRE data shows 3PLs signed 38 of the top 100 U.S. industrial leases in H1 2025, totaling 28.9 million square feet, up sharply from 28 leases and 20.6 million square feet a year earlier. That trend is accelerating into 2026 as retailers continue to outsource warehousing operations in response to higher rents, operating costs, and the capital intensity of automation buildouts. The U.S. retail 3PL market is estimated at $57.17 billion in 2026, projected to reach $65.79 billion by 2031, growing at a 2.84% CAGR — moderate headline growth that masks a strong mix shift toward higher-value specialized services.
The deal activity reflects that. This week's milestone close: Echo Global Logistics completed its acquisition of ITS Logistics on March 25, creating an AI-enabled 3PL with over $5.2 billion in annual revenue. The Thoma Bravo acquisition of WWEX Group, announced March 3, is on track for a Q2 close, after which WWEX will merge with Auctane (ShipStation, Stamps.com) to form one of the largest logistics technology platforms in North America. Prologis and GIC formed a $1.6 billion joint venture on March 19 to develop build-to-suit logistics facilities across major U.S. markets, starting with 4.1 million square feet — a direct bet on continued 3PL-driven demand for modern, large-format space. And Einride raised $113 million in an oversubscribed PIPE ahead of its NYSE SPAC listing at a $1.35 billion pre-money valuation, signaling continued investor appetite for asset-light logistics technology even in a volatile market.
The strategic question for shippers is whether to lock space now or wait out the softness in big-box vacancy. Cushman & Wakefield's data suggests the answer is nuanced: in coastal and port-adjacent markets, rates have corrected and concessions are available — making this a window to trade into first-generation, automation-ready buildings. In Sun Belt markets, vacancy is tightening and cost advantages are narrowing. Operators who conflate "industrial vacancy is elevated nationally" with "I have leverage everywhere" are making a market-specific error.
Agentic AI Goes Mainstream Across Supply Chain Operations
The week's technology narrative centers on one trend: agentic AI — autonomous AI systems that reason, decide, and act without human intervention — has crossed from pilot to production across the supply chain. Microsoft published its Supply Chain 2.0 strategy on March 24, equipping supply chain teams with AI agent infrastructure across its enterprise logistics platform. C.H. Robinson's March freight update highlighted its AI engine drawing on proprietary freight data accumulated over decades. Blue Yonder, Descartes, and AutoScheduler.AI all announced expanded AI agent deployments.
The most provocative launch came from Nuvocargo, which debuted Nuvo AI — described as the first AI-native truckload freight execution engine — deploying autonomous agents across the majority of touchpoints per load, from scheduling to rate negotiation to freight audit.
Autonomous trucking is scaling rapidly. Gatik became the first company to deploy fully driverless trucks at commercial scale in January, confirming $600 million in contracted revenue across customers including Walmart, Kroger, and Tyson Foods. Toyota Industries officially launched Toyota Automated Logistics on April 1, merging Vanderlande, viastore, and Bastian Solutions into a single global warehouse automation brand ahead of MODEX 2026 (April 13–16, Atlanta).
Deals, Moves, and Maritime Consolidation
In maritime M&A, Hapag-Lloyd's $4.2 billion acquisition of ZIM (announced February 16) continues through regulatory review, with closure expected late 2026. It will create the world's fifth-largest carrier. ONE signed for a 30% stake in Hutchison's Laem Chabang Terminal in Thailand on March 30 — its fourth terminal acquisition in four months, a clear vertical integration play amid ongoing route disruption.
Cart.com raised $180 million from Springcoast Partners to expand its fulfillment platform. Honeywell announced it may spin off its warehouse and workflow solutions divisions (approximately $2 billion combined revenue) as part of its planned three-way separation by H2 2026. Key executive moves: Toyota Automated Logistics named three regional CEOs — Aaron M. Jones (Americas), Thomas Hibinger (EMEA/APAC), and Hitoshi Matsuoka (Central).
The Fertilizer Triple-Lock Threatens Food Supply Chains
Three simultaneous supply shocks have converged on the global fertilizer market during the Northern Hemisphere's critical spring planting window. The Strait of Hormuz has seen zero approved fertilizer transits — Gulf countries account for approximately 49% of global urea exports. Russia suspended ammonium nitrate exports until after April 21. China banned phosphate fertilizer exports through August 2026.
The result: urea averaged $826/ton in the fourth week of March 2026, per DTN — the highest since November 2022, and more than double late-2025 levels of approximately $350/ton. Helios AI forecasts global food prices could rise 12–18% above pre-crisis levels by end of 2026. Oxford Economics raised its fertilizer price forecast by 20% for Q2. Wolfe Research estimates the disruption could add approximately 2 percentage points to U.S. food-at-home inflation. The Trump administration implemented a Jones Act waiver to improve domestic fertilizer transport between U.S. ports.
Cybersecurity Threats and Labor Stability Round Out the Risk Picture
The ILA's six-year master contract with USMX provides stability on the East and Gulf Coasts through 2030–2031, removing one major risk variable from an otherwise volatile operating environment. However, the ILA lost two court decisions related to terminal automation and faces damages for illegal strike action.
Cybersecurity risk is elevated. Everstream Analytics' 2026 Annual Risk Report projected cyberattacks on logistics to double in 2026, with state-sponsored actors from Russia, China, and Iran leading coordinated campaigns against maritime infrastructure. Russian GPS jamming and spoofing in the Baltic Sea continues to intensify. No major confirmed cyber incident hit the logistics sector this specific week, but the threat environment amid the Iran conflict remains acute and warrants active monitoring.
Numbers That Matter
📊 Weekly Dashboard
$2,287/FEU — Drewry World Container Index as of April 2, 2026; four consecutive weekly gains driven by Hormuz disruption.
+29% to +31% — Xeneta-tracked spot rate increases across Far East to U.S. West Coast, North Europe, and Mediterranean since end of February.
$5.375/gallon — National average diesel price, week ending March 23; up $1.31 in three weeks, the fastest surge in recorded history per FTR.
52.7% — March ISM Manufacturing PMI, strongest reading since August 2022; Prices sub-index hit 78.3%, highest since June 2022.
$826/ton — U.S. urea price in late March 2026 (DTN), more than double late-2025 levels; highest since November 2022.
~97% — Collapse in daily Hormuz ship transits, from approximately 138/day pre-conflict to 4–6/day in March (IMF/Kpler data).
+12% YoY — C.H. Robinson's updated 2026 dry van cost-per-mile forecast (raised from +10% in its March update).
$57.17B — U.S. retail 3PL market size in 2026 (Mordor Intelligence); 3PLs now account for 15.4% of total U.S. industrial tenant demand pipeline, highest share on record.
79% — Share of U.S. consumers who have changed behavior due to tariff-driven price increases (Upside 2026 consumer study); primary response is cutting back on non-essentials and splitting baskets across more stores.
$166B — IEEPA tariff refunds being processed through CBP's CAPE portal; mid-April deployment on track.
9.3% WoW — Baltic Air Freight Index increase for the week ending March 30; jet fuel up approximately 100% year-over-year.
4.5% — Morningstar projected durable goods price increase in 2026 (electronics, toys, tools, small appliances); non-durable goods projected up 5.6%.
Looking Ahead
April 7: U.S. March jobs report (BLS) — the first major macroeconomic data point since the Hormuz crisis deepened. Labor market signals will shape Fed positioning and recession probability assessments.
April 10: Oral arguments at the Court of International Trade on two lawsuits challenging the Section 122 tariff. If struck down, the 10% global surcharge on approximately $1.2 trillion in imports is eliminated — the most consequential trade law development since the February IEEPA ruling.
Mid-April: CBP's CAPE refund portal expected to go live, beginning the flow of $166 billion in IEEPA tariff refunds to approximately 26,000+ registered importers. Refund processing takes up to 45 days after acceptance.
April 13–16: MODEX 2026 opens in Atlanta, the largest U.S. materials handling and supply chain trade show. Warehouse automation and AI agent platforms will dominate the floor; watch for major product launches and partnership announcements.
April 14–15: Section 301 comment deadline for USTR's dual investigations into excess manufacturing capacity (16 countries) and forced labor enforcement (60 countries). These investigations are the administration's primary tariff-replacement mechanism following the IEEPA ruling.
April 17: Amazon FBA 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge takes effect. This is a pressure point for third-party sellers already managing higher sourcing costs.
April 21: Russia's ammonium nitrate export suspension reportedly lifts. Whether it actually resumes will determine whether the fertilizer triple-lock breaks or holds going into peak planting season.
April 26: USPS 8% temporary price hike on Priority Mail, Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select takes effect. Shipper network modeling for parcel costs should be updated this week.
Late April: Section 301 public hearings scheduled at USTR. These are the formal proceedings that will shape whether the administration replaces invalidated IEEPA tariffs with new Section 301 levies — and at what rates.
June 22: STB deadline for Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to refile their revised $85 billion merger application.
July 24: Section 122 10% global tariff surcharge expires, regardless of CIT ruling outcome.
The Bottom Line
The operating environment entering April 2026 is characterized by two converging stress tests: a geopolitical disruption (Hormuz) that is driving costs higher faster than any post-2022 event, and a consumer base that has been absorbing price pressure for over a year and is measurably running lower on tolerance. Supply chain leaders are navigating between these two forces with limited runway on both sides.
The diesel price shock is the single most underappreciated transmission mechanism in the current environment. It affects every freight mode simultaneously — trucking rates, air cargo yields, ocean carrier fuel surcharges, and last-mile delivery costs — at a moment when consumers are least prepared to absorb further retail price increases. The 12% upward revision to C.H. Robinson's dry van forecast and the $0.17/unit Amazon FBA surcharge are not isolated events; they are the early ripple effects of $5.37/gallon diesel working its way through every cost layer in the network.
On tariffs, the Liberation Day anniversary brought structural change on Section 232, but the more consequential action happens April 10. A CIT ruling against Section 122 would represent the second major judicial check on executive tariff authority in two months and would force the administration to lean harder on Section 301 as its primary trade tool. Importers should be documenting costs now regardless of outcome — both for the ongoing CAPE refund process and for potential future refund claims if Section 122 falls.
The 3PL and warehouse sector is where the smart money is positioning. Big-box industrial vacancy at 9.8% nationally, combined with Sun Belt rent moderation and the accelerating outsourcing trend from retailers managing tariff exposure and automation capital costs, creates a window for shippers to upgrade their physical distribution infrastructure on better terms than at any point since 2020. That window will close as inventory restocking eventually resumes and Hormuz-driven demand volatility stabilizes.
The strategic question facing every supply chain leader this week: are you building for the disruption that is happening now, or for the environment you expected three months ago?

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