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It is only relatively recently that corporations have started to factor in the cost of external risk to their outsourcing and distribution decision-making processes.
Perhaps for too long, supply chain decisions have been overly influenced by the trade-off between transport and labour costs on one side, and inventory costs on the other. The relatively low cost of international transport and remote labour has led to the development of globalization, while accepted supply chain practice has driven managers to strip inventory to the bone.
In essence this trend has increased supply chains’ exposure to a host of new or evolving threats, especially in emerging markets, while removing their ability to maintain their primary function ...
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