(07.01.2026) Swiss industrial companies lack visibility across their supply chains. As regulatory and geopolitical risks intensify, only 14% of companies plan to prioritize strengthening their resilience to shocks, according to consultancy Dun & Bradstreet.
Most industrial firms (between 85% and 90%) still rely on manual processes, notably for supplier assessment, risk analysis and customer data. Fewer than a third (29%) are also able to use data in its current form to make informed decisions.
Integrated access to critical information likewise remains relatively limited. Only 28% of industrial companies have data on customs duties, 30% on sanctions risks, and 28% on their partners’ sustainability indicators. Switzerland, therefore, lags clearly behind the United States – where 51% of companies have customs data – and the United Kingdom, where the figure reaches 40%.
At the same time, Swiss companies are showing a very clear trend towards "near-shoring": 97.8% plan to bring at least the majority of their supply chain back into areas close to Switzerland. This represents the most pronounced reshoring trend in Europe.
Overall, the study highlights a gap between intentions and on-the-ground practice. Companies recognize the importance of having visibility over their supply chains, but only rarely put in place concrete resilience strategies to improve it. This includes, in particular, maintaining a robust database to identify and manage risks in a targeted manner. According to the study’s authors, this lack of transparency hampers economic actors’ ability to anticipate crises.
Last modification 07.01.2026
