In recent years we have seen major global impacts on supply chains which resulted from various factors such as natural disasters, geopolitical events, pandemics, large scale industry accidents, criminal and terrorist activities, and economic shifts. These disruptions had serious and global reaching affects on production, transportation, and the sourcing of goods, highlighting the importance of building resilient, secure, and adaptable supply chain strategies on a global scale.
Having a secure and resilient supply chain is critical to business operations from manufacturing and distribution to infrastructure and innovation, and if not managed properly can result in the diminished profitability, operational failure, or overall solvency, of otherwise healthy, profitable, and scalable small businesses.
A Secure and Resilient Supply Chain starts with Company Leadership
Small business leaders should ensure they have proper controls and measures in place to ensure their supply chain is protected and monitored at the ingest and export points and all touchpoints in-between, across their business development, sales, manufacturing, and distribution ecosystems.
Maintaining a secure, viable, and resilient supply chain can positively impact daily and future business operations. It helps in managing costs, ensuring product availability, and meeting customer demands efficiently. A well-managed supply chain can enhance competitiveness and contribute to long-term success, profitability, and scalability for small businesses.
Build a Resilient Supply Chain before Issues arise, Because they Will
Today, now more than ever, it's crucial for businesses to adapt and prepare for disruptions that will inevitably arise. We can learn a lot from history, and if we examine the story of Noah from a strictly secular business optic, we start with a simple yet profound question, “when did Noah build the Ark?” The answer, remains equally as simple and profound in context to building a successful and resilient business model today, “he built the Ark before the rain.”
This example, properly put in action in today’s globally interdependent manufacturing, workforce, financial, and technology markets, building effective and sustainable supply chain resilience involves strategies like diversifying suppliers, adopting digital technologies for real-time visibility, and implementing detailed and expansive risk mitigation and response plans to ensure continuity of operations.
It Starts with Strategy
Small business leaders, like their large business counterparts, must make their supply chain operations a priority in both their corporate strategic plans and their product management strategic plans. Successful and savvy leaders know that to produce optimal market dominance, resilience, and sustainability, these strategic plans should also be synchronized with their business development, sales, and marketing strategies.
This may seem obvious to some, but putting strategy and vision to action is not as easy as it seems, in fact it’s very hard, and most highly successful leaders know they don’t have all the answers, and nor should they, they are here to guide organizations through vision, putting the pieces together, and giving their teams the tools and autonomy they need to meet and exceed the company goals and objectives of superior and sustainable growth and profit.
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