Author: Art Anderson

Over the past 5+ years, resilience has become a hot topic in almost every area of life. From best-selling books such as “Option B” by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on the topic of building personal “resilience” after the tragic loss of her husband, to the many examples during/post the pandemic of companies’ weathering major, unforeseen disruption, that all point to resilience becoming a necessary skill and competency that enhances both personal and business success. Business resilience and risk strategy are now regular discussion topics in most boardrooms, earning the distinction of being named Forbes Magazine’s “Word-of-the-Year” in 2021 and…

For decades, companies across industries would seek out manufacturing possibilities around the world – taking advantage of less expensive labor, cheaper rents, and relaxed regulations. However, over the last 10 years or so, the tide has begun to turn, and companies are gradually bringing back more of their manufacturing operations to the U.S. There are several reasons driving this shift including the shrinking delta in labor costs between U.S. vs. overseas locations, rising transportation costs, IP theft, and several others. But severe supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, which resulted in shortages of supplies coming from overseas, mostly due to…