
Supply Chain Risk Management: Setting the Stage • 21
Prevention versus Responsiveness
Oen times we look at risk simply in terms of trying to prevent an event
from occurring versus responding aer the fact. While prevention sounds
like an ideal way to approach risk management (who would not want to pre-
vent problems?), not all risks can be predicted or anticipated, particularly
hazard risks. What we see today at best practice rms is a combination of
preventive actions wherever possible combined with responsiveness plans
that support risk resiliency. e bottom line in the prevention- versus-
responsiveness debate is that an increase in known r ...