- Introduction and Executive Summary - Overview of Canadean's Inter-Connectedness Index - Operations across multiple countries is highest in North America - Companies prefer to physically visit foreign suppliers in order to determine their reliability - Increasing taxes/tougher regulation is a common concern for companies operating international supply chains - Trade agreements and economic unions are seen to be beneficial for companies - Supply chains that are fast, flexible, and responsive are highly sought after by companies who are looking to introduce measures that will aid this 'next generation' approach

Figure 1: Inter-Connectedness Index - Region Figure 2: Inter-Connectedness Index - Company size Figure 3: Geographical reach and country wise supply chain presence - Overall and region Figure 4: Measures to research the reliability of foreign suppliers - Region - 1 Figure 5: Measures to research the reliability of foreign suppliers - Region - 2 Figure 6: Major challenges for supply chain - Overall and region Figure 7: Major challenges for supply chain - Overall Figure 8: Severity of Challenge - All regions Figure 9: Severity of Challenge - North America Figure 10: Severity of Challenge - Europe Figure 11: Severity of Challenge - Asia-Pacific Figure 12: Severity of Challenge - Rest of the World Figure 13: Impact of trade agreements and economic unions on company's performance - Region Figure 14: Main advantages of free-trade agreement for organizations - Overall Figure 15: Major drawbacks of free-trade agreement for organizations - Overall Figure 16: Future focus areas for packaging organizations - Region- 1 Figure 17: Future focus areas for packaging organizations - Region- 2