Efforts to manage supply chains must respect every company’s need to preserve their competitive advantage.
Every manufacturer, whether customer or supplier, big or small, should benefit from participating.
Done right, there is a network effect in managing supply chain risk that exponentially generates additional value with each new participant.
Supply chains are complex, but the tools and models used to manage them need to be simple.
Giving your suppliers tools and visibility makes your entire supply chain more resilient. These provide metrics on how effectively your suppliers are managing their supply chain.
Supply chain management should be more about picking winners than losers – choose opportunities over risks.
Supply chain risk is multi-faceted, and companies should be able to view multiple risk factors in one place.