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Rethinking Your Supply Chain in an Era of Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

In 2004, the cost of manufacturing on the east coast of China was approximately 15 percentage points cheaper, on average, than in the United States. Such a policy alone could have a major impact on companies operating in the United States. In 2016, that gap was down to about 1 percentage point. Take the idea of a U.S.