Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Resilient supply chains are crucial for sustaining economic stability, especially when facing risks such as extreme weather, geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, and regulatory uncertainty.
The OECD's latest analysis indicates that inward-focused measures like reshoring or reducing trade connections do not necessarily strengthen supply chain resilience.
Instead, resilience depends on systems that are agile, adaptable, and coordinated, enabling firms and governments to respond effectively to shocks while maintaining trade flows.
The OECD Supply Chain Resilience Review suggests that policies aimed at relocalising trade may substantially reduce global trade and GDP without improving supply chain stability.
According to the analysis, resilience is better achieved through policy frameworks that improve overall supply chain performance—such as trade facilitation, better services, digital readiness, and enhanced international cooperation—rather than isolationist approaches.