Companies brought on new manufacturers and suppliers as their typical partners faced COVID-19-related shutdowns, labor issues or other problems in another hectic year for supply chains.

Rising costs, a trade war and a pandemic also prompted companies to rethink their relationships with suppliers and China, with some announcing investments in reshoring and nearshoring to lessen their exposure to a volatile ocean shipping market. But the research varied on what companies intend to do on that front, from a giant wave of reshoring to just a ripple.

Here are five stories that illustrate the ways companies changed their sourcing approaches to navigate supply chain dysfunction this year.