Risk Mitigation

Beyond landed cost: A resilient-grid supply chain playbook for the commercial EV sector

Friday, February 13, 2026 · Mukesh Sharma
In the volatile 2026 trade environment, commercial EV manufacturers must move beyond lowest landed cost and adopt a portfolio-based Resilient-Grid sourcing model to manage tariffs, capital constraints, and material volatility.

A playbook for disaster preparedness

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · Ashley Hubka, SVP & GM, Walmart Business
A practical disaster preparedness playbook outlines how businesses can strengthen continuity planning, protect employees, and accelerate recovery from hurricanes, floods, cyberattacks, and other disruptions through proactive risk assessment, supply chain flexibility, and…

Starting inside the company: Supply chain resilience demands new initiatives and investments

Friday, January 9, 2026 · Julie Fraser
So much is beyond any company’s control, including geopolitical and economic issues, new regulations, natural disasters, and shifting sustainability expectations. What is in a company’s control is to improve resilience systematically and sustainably.

Stop planning for disruptions; start building adaptive supply chains

Thursday, December 4, 2025 · Ravindra Kumar Patro and Susruta Satapathy
Adaptive supply chains that detect constraints, reallocate resources in real time, and log decisions automatically are replacing traditional disruption planning as global volatility accelerates.

The rumble in the supply chain: Knocking out the barriers to true SC costing

Monday, December 1, 2025 · Stanley E. Fawcett, Amydee M. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemeyer, and Sebastian Brockhaus
Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer, but he also learned tough lessons along the way about being just “good enough.” Supply chain managers can take valuable lessons from Ali’s greatest losses.

Reglobalization drives the modern supply chain network

Friday, November 28, 2025 · Brian Straight
The pursuit of low-cost networks left supply chains vulnerable to volatility. Now, they are refocusing on networks that are resilient, agile and flexible with the added focus on cost.

Beyond reshoring: Nearshoring to Mexico

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 · Rosemary Coates
Nearshoring to Mexico is accelerating as manufacturers seek cost savings, proximity, and supply chain stability that reshoring to the U.S. has not delivered.

Building globally resilient value chains for sustained operations

Monday, November 3, 2025 · Sumantra Sengupta
Building globally resilient value chains requires agility, integration, and proactive design frameworks that enable organizations and nations to withstand disruption and sustain operations. Here is a framework to help organizations and nations sustain operations amid ongoing…

Tariffs as strategy: How to rethink import/export

Monday, November 3, 2025 · Brian Straight
In an era of shifting tariffs and trade uncertainty, companies must rethink import/export strategies around diversification, flexibility, and resilience to maintain competitiveness and reduce risk.

Taming the tariff trap: Four strategies to reduce supply chain cost

Friday, September 26, 2025 · Om Prakash
Tariff volatility is reshaping global supply chains. A four-lever framework—spanning engineering, compliance, sourcing, and commercial strategy—can reduce tariff impacts by up to 80% while strengthening resilience.

Supply chain disruptions can’t be divorced from the other risks facing us today

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 · Pierre du Rostu
As polycrisis threats like cyberattacks, climate disasters, and geopolitical instability converge, insurers are turning to prevention-based, tech-driven risk management to protect global supply chains from systemic disruption.

6 Questions With … Moody’s David Weeks

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 · Brian Straight
Moody’s supply chain expert David Weeks shares lessons and strategies for building resilience against natural disasters like hurricanes.

Two computer manufacturers needed different fixes. Here’s what they did

Monday, July 14, 2025 · Steve Knepp and Brian Genijian
Without spending additional capital, Apple and Gateway 2000 revamped their international logistics and financial processes to improve forecasting, accelerate deliveries, and strengthen the bottom line.

From penalty to playbook: Making tariffs work for you

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 · Jeffrey Haushalter
Rather than treating tariffs as a penalty, savvy procurement and supply chain leaders are using them as a playbook for innovation, resilience, and cost optimization.

Prioritizing risk using structural simulation for complex global supply chains

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Greg Schlegel, Jim de Vries, and J. Chris White
Disruptions in your supply chain can hurt your business, but not all disruptions are the same. Structural modeling offers an opportunity to evaluate the types and locations of possible disruptions, and determine the proper approach to mitigate the risks.
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