RapidRatings Knowledge Center & Articles

As we close out 2025, we’re reflecting on the defining moments in global supply chains and what they signal for the year ahead.

We have been tracking iRobot’s deterioration since 2021.

“The economy will need to radically improve, and the tariff-driven trade wars would need to be resolved immediately for a calm 2026. Neither is going to happen.”

Technology companies face a distressing reality: one in four suppliers are financially distressed.

A financially unstable supplier may disrupt a supply chain long before bankruptcy is even considered. One vulnerable supplier can cause serious repercussions for companies throughout a supply chain’s ecosystem.