This article aims to present the relevance of the Operations and Supply Chain Management (O&SCM) strategic decision-making amid the current context of tariffs trade war. A viewpoint approach grounded on the literature is used in this article by contextualizing and discussing the current context with the main O&SCM strategic decisions like sourcing, manufacturing, transportation and logistics. Although this article follows a viewpoint approach, it can foster researchers to investigate the O&SCM strategic decision-making in uncertain and turmoil times. Also, this article can support decision-makers involved in the O&SCM area on showing the relevance of the strategic role of the O&SCM decision-making. As we are currently facing this new impactful tariff policy, this article is timely on bringing out the role of the O&SCM strategy to support organizations on overcoming and mitigating the impacts generated by this new trade geopolitical phenomenon.

Keywords

Supply Chain Strategy, Operations Strategy, Decision-Making, Tariffs, Trade War