ASCMconference highlights importance of geopolitics in the supply chain


Can supply chain leaders ignore geopolitical tensions around the world? The answer is likely no.

During the recentAssociation for Supply Chain ManagementConnect 2023 conference in Louisville, Kentucky, ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi sat down with Elliott Harris, former United Nations assistant secretary-general for economic development and chief economist, and John J. Sullivan, a distinguished fellow at the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia under both President’s Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The conversation took on many turns, including technology development, securing the food supply chain, and more, but one topic of particular interest is the role that geopolitics plays in the supply chain.

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