Lisa Anderson was interviewed by NTV news about the seriousness and potential impact of supply chain vulnerabilities. We discussed the attacks on the Iran-backed Hezbolloah as their pagers exploded, killing hundreds and exposing the seriousness of supply chain vulnerabilities. Lisa rated the seriousness of executives taking action to assess their supply chain risk and proactively address as a “10” on a scale of 1 to 10. In essence, companies are only as strong as the weakest link in their supply chain. If their weakest link produces a product of lesser quality or, worse, a product that will put their customers / consumers at risk, it doesn’t matter how good the rest of the supply chain performs. Thus, companies must jump into action by diversifying supply chains, sourcing backup suppliers, reshoring, focusing on regional manufacturing, and other strategies. In addition is imperative to roll out a SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning) process to get in front of changing conditions and respond proactively. To learn more about strategies to address, read the article, “Extreme Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Exploding Pagers and Plans to Address“.