What capabilities are you building into your future supply chain and business operations to account for future risk?

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Improved data capture and analytics29%

Forecasting and predictive systems17%

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Expanding vendor sourcing through multi-country or multi-vendor34%

Increasing inventory levels and safety stock3%

Leveraging 3rd party flexible relationships6%

Adding Automation to increase flexibility in operations9%

Other (comment below)3%

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Sustainable Supply Chain Adviser in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago
One has to do all these and many more (some of these should be in place already for a long time in most supply chains).
I'd certainly add a few capabilities that improve and build sustainable networks, including: LCA, co-creation with suppliers & customers (this is well beyond collaboration), symbiotic relationships, implementing new business models etc.
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