Automation and digitalization are likely to play a key role in the transformation of global supply chains.

As GVCs recover from the initial shock, managers will make GVC restructuring decisions guided by long-term strategic considerations.

Lessons from case studies of four medical supply products—rubber gloves, face masks, ventilators, and vaccines.

Firms can enhance resilience by pursuing GVC reconfiguration through the adoption of redistributed manufacturing (RDM) in local production.

A dynamic hierarchy managerial response can eliminate global supply crises while maintaining the benefits of global efficiency.

Regionalization can improve the robustness of supply chain networks.