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Safeguarding Supply Chains: How to Protect Your Business!

Coronavirus Exposes Global Supply Chain Fragility!

Supply chains are inherently at risk. Not only are there many moving parts that make a supply chain work, but there are also tight deadlines, environmental and political factors, and even the human worker themselves that can cause delays, hiccups, and issues. As such we must be safeguarding Supply Chains.

One of the biggest wake-up calls for logistics companies was the pandemic. With everything shut down, new rules being put in place, health and safety issues, and of course, the shutdown of manufacturing and production, as well as retail stores themselves, this put logistics companies and their partners into an absolute tailspin.

The Reactive vs Proactive Supply Chain! Which Will Prevail?

Confessions of a High Priced Expediter!

Anyone who has worked in Supply Chain knows that problems will arise anytime, anywhere and anyhow. These problems will require quick reaction, expediting, firefighting, long hours and sleepless nights.

Certainly the disruptions caused by the pandemic have made reactive Supply Chain operation the norm in virtually every industry and every geography.

How much of this reactivity could have been, or can be, avoided through the implementation of more robust Supply Chain strategies? After all wouldn’t you prefer to work in a more strategic and less frantic organization?

How Preventive IT Reduces Supply Chain Breakdowns!

Preventive vs Predictive Maintenance – Which is Better? (Infographic)

Supply chain breakdown is a serious problem that can lead to significant losses for any business. Issues like poor forecasting systems, inadequate transportation resources, and human errors are common reasons for this incident. If this obstacle often happens within your organization, you might generate higher costs and develop lower-quality products that might affect your customers’ expectations.

To reduce supply chain breakdown, you have to use preventative information technology (IT) that will enable you to identify risks that might disrupt your operations. Once you do so, you’ll be able to develop effective strategies to mitigate them before they happen. As a result, you can ensure that your production team can mass-produce high-quality items that would delight your buyers.

Here’s a seven-item list of how preventive IT can help reduce supply chain breakdowns:

The Reactive vs Proactive Supply Chain Poll Results!

The Reactive vs Proactive Supply Chain! Which Will Prevail?

Is your Supply Chain reactive, always fire fighting and dealing with new problems every hour and every day?

Or is your Supply Chain proactive, having defined and implemented the strategies necessary to create a more robust and resilient Supply Chain, less amenable to daily disruptions and surprises?

In a recent article, The Reactive vs Proactive Supply Chain! Which Will Prevail? we discussed this problem and state of companies around the world.

We polled our readers to find out where their companies stand in this regard. Here are the results!