Navigate the New Supply Chain Normal

How Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Companies are Rebuilding Global Resilience in a Fragmented World

Navigate the New Supply Chain Normal

How Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Companies are Rebuilding Global Resilience in a Fragmented World

Companies Face a New Global Supply Chain Reality

Developed by DBS Hong Kong in collaboration with Ernst & Young (EY), this study examines how technology and advanced manufacturing companies are responding to rising global supply chain complexity as they expand overseas.

It explores how companies are responding to geopolitical tensions, financial volatility, digital transformation, trade shifts and sustainability pressures — by diversifying markets and expansion models, while reshaping operating and financial structures to build more resilient growth.

Drawing on case studies and leadership insights, the report identifies five capabilities to strengthen operational resilience, financial flexibility and competitiveness in a fragmented global landscape.

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Jolynn Wong, Managing Director and Head of Global Transaction Services at DBS Hong Kong (right), and Benny Cheung, Hong Kong and Macau Managing Partner at EY (left), launched a joint study on how technology and advanced manufacturing companies in the Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (“Hong Kong”) can build operational resilience, financial agility and supply chain adaptability.

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6 Strategic Priorities

Globalisation is becoming regional and sector-specific

84% selected at least two overseas markets while retaining mainland China and Hong Kong as core bases for manufacturing and innovation.

Companies are using multiple expansion routes

74% chose at least two routes, combining exports, local operations, acquisitions and partnerships.

Resilience depends on aligning the business as an interconnected global system

Companies must maintain market access, fulfilment reliability, transaction trust, working-capital agility and enterprise-wide visibility.

Treasury priorities are shifting to liquidity mobility

52% cited FX or capital controls as a challenge, versus 10% citing financing access or cost.

A bank can be a journey partner for global growth

84% chose at least two banking support options; 50% prioritised financing or credit alongside transactions or information services.

Hong Kong is a regional coordination hub

Hong Kong increasingly coordinates regional operations. 78% used or planned to use Hong Kong in their overseas expansion.

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“Globalisation today is less about scale and more about agility. As trade rules change and supply chains shift, clients need a partner who can read the impact fast and execute faster. We connect multi-rail settlement, safe and timely across borders, with liquidity execution across Asia’s markets, wherever our clients need it — turning today’s complexity into tomorrow’s advantage.”