In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson talks about impacts from the lead up to the election and how the heightened risk levels in the supply chain will lead to a manufacturing renaissance. Manufacturers have been experiencing weaker sales backlogs with customers pushing out orders. Simultaneously, supply chains have been plagued with risk. With the war in the Middle East, Houthi rebels have been attacking ships in the Suez Canal, which followed the drought in Panama which cut off 50% of the capacity for the Panama Canal. If that isn’t enough, China has been threatening Taiwan which supplies 90% of the globe’s advanced computer chips, and Hurricane Helene destroyed several East Coast towns and flooded a critical manufacturer of IV fluids, creating shortages throughout the healthcare supply chain. These events combined with the potential for increased tariffs are creating a renewed interest in backup sources of supply, expanding capacity, reshoring, friendshoring, and vertical integration. Adding fuel to the fire, the potential for an improved regulatory environment will stimulate manufacturing. Thus, manufacturers should be leveraging technologies, upskilling talent, and pursuing process upgrades while securing natural resources to support manufacturing success.