Industrial Research  ·  Connecting global signals to supply chain
Raquel Campos
Raquel Campos — Industrial Researcher

I follow what's happening in the world and trace where it lands in supply chain. Tariff shifts, geopolitical changes, consumer behavior, technology moves — I watch for these things and write about what they mean for people running manufacturing, logistics, and distribution.

Most industry analysis starts from the industry. I start from the world. A tariff shift, a consumer behavior change, a geopolitical realignment — these are the inputs. The supply chain implication is what I trace. That direction matters, because the signals that actually move supply chains rarely originate inside them.

What keeps me going is the moment when two things that seem unrelated turn out to be the same thing. A sofa company reshoring production in the U.S. and a shipping giant buying warehouse infrastructure in North America are not separate news items. They're the same structural shift, arriving through different channels. That's the connection I write about.


What I cover

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Trade & Geopolitics

Tariff shifts, sanctions, export controls, trade wars, reshoring. The decisions made in capitals and boardrooms that end up reshaping how goods move and where they're made.

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Consumer & Demand Shifts

DTC growth, e-commerce patterns, buying behavior changes, returns. How demand moves upstream and creates pressure on manufacturing, inventory, and distribution.

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Manufacturing & Production

Automotive, pharma, food and beverage, consumer goods. Where production is moving, why, and what that means for the logistics networks that serve it.

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Logistics & Intralogistics

Freight, 3PL, last-mile, warehouse automation, robotics, WMS. The operational layer where global signals become daily decisions.

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Technology & Business Impact

AI, humanoids, software platforms. Not how the technology works — what it means for the business decisions of the people deploying it or competing against those who do.


How I write

Direct. First-person. Opinionated. I take a position and say it plainly. The goal is not to inform — it's to make you see a connection you hadn't seen before, and to give you something concrete to think about for whoever you're talking to next.


Methodology

How I Work

What I read

Geopolitics & Trade
tariffs, sanctions, trade agreements
Consumer Behavior
DTC trends, e-commerce shifts, demand signals
Manufacturing
reshoring, production moves, capacity changes
Technology
AI, automation, robotics deployments
Labour & Macro
interest rates, wages, energy costs
Industry Press
M&A, consolidation, analyst reports
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Filter
Find the non-obvious signal
The question I ask every article: does this have a supply chain implication that nobody is naming yet? Most articles fail the test. A few pass.
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Trace
Map the full chain of causation
I don't report the event. I trace every link between the global signal and where it lands in supply chain — stated explicitly, not implied.
Tariff shift reshoring decision domestic freight demand warehouse capacity pressure
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Publish
Take a position. Cite everything.
I state my view plainly. I source every claim so readers can challenge it. Full analysis on this site, three posts on LinkedIn.

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