EBN - Douglas Kent - Supply Chain: It's Still 'Risky Business' via @ebnonline

Douglas Kent - Supply Chain: It's Still 'Risky Business'

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EBN - Douglas Kent - Supply Chain: It's Still 'Risky Business' via @ebnonline

Supply chains remain a "Risky Business" for many organizations; it's however definitely not "Mission Impossible"! There is no doubt that for many reasons, most organizations have an increasingly fragile supply chain that is riddled with potential risk. Over the past few years, we have seen significant events around the world that have only heightened the awareness of how detrimental risk can be to the business. This has caused supply chain risk management to become a paramount focus for many organizations. But the question on the minds of executives today is still: How do we take decisions on which of the possible risks to mitigate? Within the supply chain, there are many key decisions that could result in significant benefit to the company but could be deemed "risky," such as outsourcing manufacturing operations for a key product, expanding into a new market, or even the ...

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