Supply Chain risk comes in many forms, not just strikes, as recently on the west coast. The Houston ship channel is narrow, and a collision especially with a spill, could close it for a while.
Houston Channel Remains Closed After Ships Collide – Supply Chain 24/7.
An important concept that brings into focus the web of relationships that’s a supply chain. We don’t even know where it reaches. And we are at risk when we don’t. What to do? How to measure if we are succeeding? For some thoughts see this story and follow up the sources.
http://www.scdigest.com/assets/FIRSTTHOUGHTS/13-01-15.php?cid=6737&ctype=content
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