Post by Abegaz Sahilu Neway

🚨 Is Your Supply Chain Optimized for Efficiency or Prepared for Disruption? A recent UK preparedness report warned that supply chains remain vulnerable to major shocks, including geopolitical conflicts, cyberattacks, climate events, medicine shortages, and food supply disruptions. https://lnkd.in/ezCZD-CY The report highlights a lesson many organizations learned the hard way during recent global crises: Efficiency alone is not resilience. For decades, organizations focused on: ✔ Lean inventories ✔ Just-in-Time operations ✔ Cost reduction ✔ Global sourcing optimization While these approaches improve efficiency, they can also increase vulnerability when disruption strikes. Modern supply chains require: • End-to-end visibility • Real-time risk monitoring • Scenario planning • Supplier diversification • Rapid decision-making capabilities As stated in my book, How to Build a Supply Chain Control Tower: "You cannot manage what you cannot see. Visibility is the foundation upon which agility, resilience, and effective decision-making are built." https://lnkd.in/eTubthTq The organizations that emerge strongest from future disruptions will not necessarily be those with the lowest costs, but those with the greatest ability to anticipate, adapt, and respond. What do you believe is the biggest supply chain risk organizations are underestimating today? #SupplyChain #SupplyChainRisk #Resilience #ControlTower #Logistics #Procurement #RiskManagement #DigitalSupplyChain #BusinessContinuity #Operations