Putting a value on supply chain risk

Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer
Zone : Supply chain and Logistics
Published : August 2009

Supply chain risk is rising but senior executives don’t know how to manage it, despite being well aware of it. Recent research by Möbius Consulting has produced a robust method to assess supply chain risk and demonstrate the effect of different risk scenarios on company earnings. Will Stirling reports.

The recession has put more companies at risk of insolvency, with knock-on effects in the supply chain that the boom economic cycle was unaccustomed to. In February, BMW had to rescue its main supplier of sun roofs, Edscha, when the German company...

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