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AMR Research Reports on Challenges Facing Global Supply Chains

April 20, 2009 | No Comments →

A new quarterly report from Boston-based AMR Research shows that the down economy, brand threats, and product quality failures continue to be the key challenges facing global supply chains today.

Specifically, lower consumer spending ranks as the number one supply chain risk this quarter, according to 37% of the companies that participated in the AMR Research survey. 35% of respondents identified product quality failures as the second top risk. Volatile energy prices came in at number three.

AMR Research Levels of Supply Chain Risk

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