The 30,000 runners in the Boston Marathon on April 18 will be wearing shoes that help tell the story of a supply chain rocked by war, the pandemic, and climate change. On April 14, ILR School Dean Alex Colvin will discuss with two manufacturing leaders how the disrupted global journey of products we use every day is impacting businesses, consumers, and the future of work.
Will the “new normal” mean paying more for products that will be increasingly hard to source? Where will businesses be willing to invest and innovate to mitigate problems? Is reshoring feasible? How can corporations respond to the challenges in ways that support customers and workers? Duncan Scott of leading footwear brand New Balance and Anne Sutanto of PT. Pan Brother Tbk, the largest garment manufacturer in Indonesia, will share perspectives based on decades of experience with the global supply chain.
