Policy and corporate strategy require a shared, data-driven compass to monitor progress and guide decision-making. The Manufacturing and Supply Chain Readiness Navigator provides that alignment. Built on the previously published Country Readiness Framework for Manufacturing and Supply Chains as well as globally recognized datasets, the navigator is a modular, interactive tool that quantifies a country’s readiness across the seven country readiness factors. Rather than a static ranking, it enables comparative analysis that the users can tailor for their specific context and strategic priorities. –For industry leaders – A strategic footprint tool Companies can use the navigator to make data-driven decisions on where to expand or rebalance their global footprints. Leaders can assign importance weightings to each readiness factor based on their context such as industry vertical, product complexity, innovation intensity and risk tolerance. For instance, a semiconductor manufacturer may prioritize infrastructure reliability and energy security, while an apparel company may emphasize workforce capabilities and trade access. The output is a data-driven portfolio of location options aligned to risk tolerance and growth ambition. –For policy-makers – A diagnostic and benchmarking system Governments can employ the navigator to benchmark national performance and identify ecosystem gaps across the seven readiness factors. The data-driven assessment enables policy-makers to target high-impact reforms and direct resources towards structural competitiveness rather than short-term incentives. Transparent metrics further enhance investor confidence by signaling credibility and progress to global markets. Ultimately, the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Readiness Navigator bridges industrial ambition and execution. By offering a shared evidence base, it transforms conversation into collaboration to align public and private decisions through a shared lens of measurable readiness. As value chains fragment and realign, enduring advantage will come from jointly designing and executing industrial strategies that connect innovation with policy, capability with capital and foresight with reform. What emerges is a cohesive blueprint for growth, one that treats disruption as a design condition and as the foundation of both strategy and policy.3.3 The Manufacturing and Supply Chain Readiness Navigator Global Value Chains Outlook 2026: Orchestrating Corporate and National Agility 30