The continuous drive to lower supply chain costs will
continue to increase any company’s risk exposure, but
with some forethought, risk does not need to threaten
extinction. The topic of building supply chain
resilience has come to the forefront numerous times in
recent years, with disastrous events drawing the most
significant attention to the issue. Whether the
discussion is prompted by a dramatic event or simply a
function of supply chain frailty, the results often
leave company executives muttering statements that start
with “We should have…”. Creating supply chain resiliency
requires more than utilizing the framework to identify,
assess, and mitigate enterprise risks. The long-term
success of a resilient supply chain depends heavily on
the organization’s ability to foster a culture of
reliability that stretches across departmental borders.
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