6 • Managing Supply Chain Risk
supply chain risks and 86% indicated that such budgets would increase or
stay the same (see Q3). However, only 42% will come from specic SCM
departmental budgets and 60% indicated that SCM takes ownership of
such investments (see Q4 and Q5). While spending intentions for manag-
ing supply chain risks are moderate, funding is poorly targeted and own-
ership is not centered within the SCM discipline. Managing risks is just
now reaching the core of traditional and mature SCM applications.
Factor 1—Conclusions and Recommendations
A common theme identied from the cases was that while there were few
examples of best practice, there were valuable lessons to be learned from
the way individual companies managed risks. ...