Are you gambling with your supply network? You should be aware that the supply network is inherently vulnerable to disruption and the failure of any one element in it could cause the whole network to fail.  Current trends call for a supply network design that is both secure and resilient; that means a supply network that has advanced security processes and procedures in place, while at the same time being resilient enough to respond to unexpected disruptions and restore normal supply network operations.

In their article, “Building a secure and resilient supply chain“, James B. Rice and Federico Caniato point at a number of actions and responses to achieve supply chain resilience.

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