The 6 global supply chain threats influencing your plans

The pandemic put supply chain risks on the corporate radar. Now, with war in Europe, that big bright blip will remain on our screens for some time. Yet, the war is only the latest in a series of factors that have changed supply chains for the foreseeable future. Many are already experiencing difficulty, but we can also embrace the challenges and use them to undertake a highly constructive and valuable supply chain risk assessment.

This paper provides some baseline thinking that you can use to develop your own supply chain risk scenarios, which are the starting place for a risk management strategy. The 6 key themes outlined here are not predictions. Rather, these threat sources will give a starting point for developing supply chain scenarios. They are in no particular order, as these might vary across different organisations.