Globalization: What’s the Deal?

“Our material suppliers have been kept on their toes by increased competition from overseas rivals,” adds Dahbura. “We don’t have a lot of insight into the supply chain beyond that since our paper and film materials suppliers keep us buffered from their own upstream supply chain management.”

On the flip side, the global supply chain has helped Anchor Printing gain new business because “it has given us opportunities to buy materials and raw goods at prices way more competitive than the U.S. suppliers were able to give,” says Weitz.