Some supply chain disruptions are not predictable. Any good supply chain team has these kinds of contingency plans in place. Great supply chain teams not only have contingency plans in place; they practice them. Strong supply chain teams have done an end-to-end mapping of both their supply chains and competitors’ supply chains. Finally, there are nonprofits that have specialized in supply chain emergency relief.

Source: Forbes August 29, 2017 17:01 UTC