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rms, 13 rms did say that they expect supplier failure to be less of a risk
in the future. A close assessment of these 13 rms reveals that they have
done the most to build risk considerations into as many SCM applications
as possible.
e respondents were each asked if supply chain risks would increase, stay
the same, or decrease in the next 1 to 2 years. See Table 1.2 for the results.
TABLE 1.2
Increase, Decrease, or No Change in Supply Chain Risk
Tax issues
Energy/raw material shortages and power outages
Contamination exposure — food, germs, infections
Customer-related (demand change, system failure)
Diminishing capacity
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