中国宏观经济在2017年和2018年上半年短暂的复苏后，2019年将迎来艰难的一年。中国的供应链受到以下四大方面的巨大影响:

After a short period of recovery in second half of 2017 and the first half of 2018, China’s macro-economy is expected to encounter challenges in 2019. China’s supply chain industry will be challenged by:

1） 近两年原材料价格的剧烈上涨，以及物业和人工成本的持续上涨。

Sharp rises in raw materials prices as well as land and labor costs;

2） 中美贸易战导致的税收成本的增加，加快了跨国公司对全球供应源的再布局。

Change in sourcing destinations of global supplies by multinationals due to increased taxes caused by Sino-US trade war;

3） 人工智能和数字化转型带来了对数字化供应链的爆发式地投资和应用。

Large-scale investment in and application of digital supply chains due to AI and digital transformation;

4） 互联网的进一步发展以及O-2-O的快速发展对新型供应链网络的巨大需求。

A huge demand for new supply chain optimization model due to the development of the Internet and O2O business model.

各国全球贸易政策在2018年经历的巨大变化和未来贸易政策的不确定性，使得熟悉贸易/关务合规方面的人才变得十分紧缺，许多大公司和高科技公司都会增设相应的职位。

Due to big changes in global trade policies in 2018 and uncertainty relating to future trade policies, candidates working in the fields of trade and customs compliance are high in demand. Many large companies and high-tech companies will add such positions.

经济环境和市场的不确定性使得各家公司仍然需要大量需求和供应计划的优秀人才。

Due to uncertainties relating to the economic environment and market, companies still need talent to work in demand and supply planning.

由于2018年中美贸易战的影响以及中国采购成本的提高，原本设在中国的采购职位有一部分会被削减转移到其它国家（如美国、新加坡、印度等）。

Due to the negative influence of the Sino-US trade war in 2018 and rising purchasing costs in China, some purchasing jobs in China will be relocated to other countries, such as the US, Singapore and India.

随着数字化供应链越来越广泛的应用，一些成熟的大型公司会增设或调整供应链系统实施和流程优化的岗位。

With the wider application of digital supply chains, some large companies will add or make changes to jobs related to supply chain system implementation and optimization.