Ground Truth

Ground Truth

Observations from inside Asia procurement. No theory. No agency spin.


Dispatches

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China+1 Is a Decision, Not a Reaction

July 14, 2026

Brands scrambling to move production because of a tariff headline are making a supply chain decision with a news cycle as their compass.

From Inside the Work

July 1, 2026

Nearly two decades in Asia procurement. A practitioner's take on how this industry actually works — not how it's supposed to.