Which of the following do you think presents the biggest risk to Supply Chain and business operations of the future?

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Extreme Weather7%

Labor markets19%

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International destabilization41%

Government sanctions7%

Government regulations15%

Insufficient Infrastructure10%

Other (comment below)1%

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Chief Supply Chain Officer in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

While this is a forced rank choice I would say labor availability and extreme weather events are also equally important causes for concern. Factory and DC locations now need a weather impact assessment ahead of time. multi-shoring is being accelerated because of shifting labor cost differentials across countries.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Adviser in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

I chose one as it is a single-choice Q, but please don't do such polls for such topics.
There is no such thing as "the biggest risk" for supply chains. There are always a combination of events, just like the "Swiss cheese" model of accident causation used in risk analysis.
Actually many of the listed are intertwined as well.

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