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How to ramp up supply-chain resiliency

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The pandemic has created global supply-chain challenges that have lingered long after the sting of those missing holiday gifts. The inaccessibility of products has created challenges for customers and left businesses scrambling. Many companies have gone back to the drawing board to achieve better results. Reevaluating distribution processes is a huge part of the equation. Explore these insights to understand how to build supply-chain resiliency, with topics including:

expansion of supplier networks to improve distribution options
use of predictive analytics to foresee supply-chain challenges
digital simulation to optimize a plan for product distribution
improved information sharing between suppliers and consumers

Achieving supply-chain resiliency in consumer goods amid disruption

Dirk Holbach, chief supply-chain officer for Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business unit, shares lessons from his seven-year journey in the role and what leaders should be prepared for in the future.

Build resilience

Risk and resilience in consumer-goods supply chains

Consumer-goods makers' supply chains are weathering enormous strain. Here's a quick look at how to strengthen them for the future.

Adapt to change

Four ways pharma companies can make their supply chains more resilient

Pharmaceutical supply chains have become global and complex. With more outsourcing, new modalities, and novel ways to reach patients, it's critical to ensure that they can withstand shocks.

Increase resilience

Supply-chain resilience: Is there a holy grail?

Supply-chain disruptions cost the average organization 45 percent of one year's profits over the course of a decade. How can businesses manage risk and plan for a more resilient future?

Increase visibility

Effectively implementing President Biden's supply-chain review

President Biden's February 24, 2021, executive order calls for reviews of critical US supply chains. We share lessons and suggestions from our experience in building supply-chain resilience.

Answer key questions

Building value-chain resilience with AI

Value chains are facing increased uncertainty. A threefold approach underpinned by artificial intelligence can help companies adapt to rapidly changing markets and operational challenges.

Check out the threefold approach

Overcoming barriers to multitier supplier collaboration

Digitally integrated supply chains could generate billions in new value—if industries find ways to manage perceived risks, realize the value at stake, and distribute it fairly among partners.

3 principal hurdles

A manufacturing footprint fit for the future, via advanced analytics

Consumer-goods companies are under pressure to optimize manufacturing for the next normal. Advanced analytics could drive significant impact for their complex footprints and portfolios.

Mitigate emerging volatility

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How to ramp up supply-chain resiliency

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