Traditional contingency plans are no longer enough as supply chain disruptions become increasingly unpredictable. Manufacturers need to build capacity, strengthen supplier capabilities, and develop flexible alternatives in advance to anticipate changing conditions, respond quickly, and maintain supply continuity.
Supply chain volatility isn't going away, and a single backup plan is no longer enough. Manufacturers need visibility, capacity, capabilities, and multiple executable alternatives to anticipate changing conditions, adapt quickly, and maintain operations when disruptions occur.
Hyundai’s plan to increase North American sourcing reflects a broader shift toward regional supply chains. Manufacturers can reduce risk, improve responsiveness, and support profitable growth by shortening supply chains, building flexibility, and aligning sourcing and capacity with changing customer demand.
The U.S.-Venezuela oil deal could accelerate the shift in global energy supply chains toward the Americas. Explore how changing energy flows, transportation routes, and capacity requirements are creating new opportunities and risks for manufacturers and their supply chains.
In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson discusses why the 16-month closure matters for supply chains connected to the San Pedro Bay port complex. With fewer routing options and increased pressure on alternate routes, companies should not wait until the disruption begins to plan.
The U.S. semiconductor industry is rebuilding more than fabrication capacity. Learn why end-to-end supply chain resilience, strategic supplier partnerships, and SIOP are becoming competitive advantages as manufacturers strengthen networks to support AI growth and reduce supply chain risk.
In this Supply Chain Byte, Lisa Anderson discusses why manufacturers must align demand and supply at each step of the supply chain, using California’s oil and gas and refinery capacity challenges as an example of how reduced capacity can create ongoing pressure and an operational bottleneck.
As the Iran war simmers, trade experts ask whether it could reshape supply chains more deeply than COVID, forcing companies to rethink strategies to counter further geopolitical shocks. The back-to-back crises of the pandemic and the Iran war have altered how many companies now assess risk.
As supply chains reshape with changing geopolitical and trade conditions, transportation evolves. Transportation and goods movement systems remained largely intact, yet as supply chain networks evolve and artificial intelligence (AI) takes hold, transportation infrastructure and related networks will transform to provide superior customer value in an efficient and profitable manner.
You are only as strong as your weakest link in your supply chain. This concept has come to fruition as a series of chokepoints have been impacted. Smart companies are utilizing common sense and artificial intelligence enabled advanced planning systems to predict disruptions, navigate around chokepoints, and proactively prepare for success.
