More Advice for Managing Supply Chain Risk
Supply chain risk continues to be a hot topic among business executives –and for good reason. The current economic downturn, combined with an increasingly complex global business and regulatory environment, has created an atmosphere where most firms are feeling more vulnerable than ever to uncertainty in their supply chains. If you’d like some numbers to back up that claim, consider this: According to an Ernst & Young LLP poll conducted in January 2009, 67% of companies said they would be adversely affected if one of their top three suppliers failed. I wouldn’t be surprised if that percentage has creeped even higher now, indicating that supply chain risk is emerging as a significant top priority.
“Supplier risk is an order of magnitude greater than it has been in decades,” says Mark Short, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP TAS. “Companies are faced with deteriorating cash and credit conditions, and at the same time, an increasingly complex, integrated supply chain.”
