NEW DELHI : The outbreak of the global pandemic may prompt US-based companies to look at India as a sourcing partner for goods, and become a partial replacement for imports from China, according to a Harvard Business Review article.
The article written by Tuck School of Business Professor Vijay Govindrajan and Managing Director of consultancy Amritt Inc Gunjan Bagla said that heads of several companies are confidentially asking their supply chain teams to develop additional sources that are completely independent of China. “In addition, in the United States there is pressure from employees who are wary of traveling to China, from customers who are concerned (rationally or not) about the safety of foods and other items from the country,