With the ability to order something and get it delivered with just a click, many consumers take e-commerce for granted. This, however, obscures the fact that for the product, it could have been a 14,000-mile journey across half the world taking months to get there. The pandemic shutdowns/breakdowns showed us just how unsustainable and unrealistic this expectation is.
The WSJ documentary, “Why Global Supply Chains May Never Be the Same” (based on the book, “Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door — Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy” by Christopher Mims) delves into the complexity of supply chain management and the increasing risks the industry faces. With new advances each day in technology and automation to speed up processes, comes an increase in vulnerability from disruptions.
How can supply chain companies minimize or transfer their risks?
Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/dm_VvtsZ