Disaster-proofing the Supply Chain
Using Supply Chain Solutions to Prepare for the Next Disaster
by Andrew K. Reese, Supply & Demand Chain
Devastating terrorist attacks. Cataclysmic tsunamis. Catastrophic hurricanes. If these disastrous events in recent years have taught Dana Mathes anything, it’s that that in this day and age, you really just don’t know what manmade or natural calamity might threaten to wreak havoc upon your supply chain next. “It’s very hard to understand or quantify what the threats are these days,” says Mathes, who is global supply chain director of logistics operations at Dow Chemical, the $49 billion producer of plastics, chemical and agricultural products.
“But as hard as it may be, thinking about the unthinkable has become an integral part of the job for Mathes, as it has for supply chain executives at many other enterprises. Because, for better or worse, in this age of lean, extended and outsourced operations, “disaster-proofing” your supply chain isn’t an option, it’s an obligation.”
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