Author: Jake Andrews
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From Chaos to Control: Building Resilient Supply Chain Procedures
In our previous discussions, we looked at how to identify emerging threats and vet the partners you bring into your inner circle. But even the best intelligence and the strongest partners can fail without a structural backbone. In 2026, resilience isn’t a feeling—it’s a set of repeatable, documented, and stress-tested procedures. When a disruption hits,…
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Deep Vetting: Your First Line of Defense in 2026
Deep Vetting: Your First Line of Defense in 2026 In my last post, we discussed the overall shift in supply chain risk identification—how we’ve moved from reactive “fire drills” to predictive, dynamic monitoring. But visibility alone isn’t enough. You can see a storm coming, but if you’re holding a paper umbrella, you’re still going to…
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Beyond the “Fire Drill”: Identifying Supply Chain Risk in 2026
For a long time, supply chain risk management was a reactive game—a “fire drill” triggered only when a ship got stuck in a canal or a factory went dark. But as we move through 2026, the landscape has shifted. Disruption is no longer an occasional visitor; it’s a permanent resident. In today’s environment of “structural…