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Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.

Kinaxis

2015 – Nepal earthquake, 7.8 For any single event, supply chain planners now must deal with increased demands, limited supplies, risk to transport networks – which could include physical damage or people supporting the network not being able to get to work – and pricing spikes to fuel and other limited commodities.

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Five Lessons Learned in 2020 – and Where to Go from Here

Bristlecone

Nations and business leaders are realizing there must be an avenue for the basics to be sourced and produced within their own geographical reach. . China came to their aid, but as a result, many of their supply chains also became dependent on China.