# The DHL Global Connectedness Index, joint research by Professor Pankaj Ghemawat, Senior Research Scholar Steven Altman and Associate Research Scholar Phillip Bastian, is referenced

1 Faculty News July 11, 2019 ![The Economist logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025662.jpg?itok=1_MW1PTy)>

Excerpt from [The Economist](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/07/11/multinational-companies-are-adjusting-to-shorter-supply-chains) -- "[Pankaj Ghemawat](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/pankaj-ghemawat) of NYU Stern School of Business, one of the authors of the DHL report, sees a 'semi-globalised' world in which international threats and opportunities matter but most business activities take place domestically. For most firms, this will mean supply chains will need to become not just shorter, but also faster and smarter."

[Read more](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/07/11/multinational-companies-are-adjusting-to-shorter-supply-chains)