Strategies for Reducing Supply-Chain Risk

摘要

A number of factors have contributed to an increase in the risk of a supply disruption, Vanderspek says. Chief among them is the global nature of today's supply chains. In response to that trend, companies have undertaken a variety of business practices-including lean manufacturing, just-in-time delivery and supply-base reductions-that have served to increase risk. The impact of those initiatives include fewer buffer stocks and less ability to respond to sudden and unanticipated change in demand.