It's unrealistic to believe the U.S. can break China’s monopoly over the rare earth element market through private investment and the opening of new domestic mines.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a seismic shift in a drastically underprepared logistics industry.

The global pandemic has exposed the utter dependence of the U.S. and the world on China for critical equipment and raw materials.

Does the vision of a “new normal” on the factory floor exclude the presence of people at all?

Dennis McRae, senior director of consumer and industrial products with West Monroe, explains why it has become "very feasible" for manufacturers to shift operations from China and other parts of Asia back to the U.S.

Ray Huang, head of Asia and principal engineer with Exponent, provides an update on the progress of factories in Asia and elsewhere in resuming full operations — and discusses the obstacles that might stand in the way.