Supply chains can easily break – here's how they can be made more resilient to prevent shortages
- Written by Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Supply chains are essential to everyday life, bringing materials to factories, food to your plate, and fuel to your car.
The links in those chains – the manufacturers, logistics companies, warehouses and retailers – combine to form dynamic systems driven by customer demand. But a small, unpredictable change in demand can...