Act now to ensure sourcing and manufacturing optionality

When the unexpected happens, not having supply chain sourcing optionality or manufacturing footprint capacity could impact margins, growth and customer service.

• The global pandemic has added a new layer of risk to the environmental, geopolitical, economic and technological factors supply chains were facing at the beginning of the year
• Trade negotiations between the European Union and UK are continuing amid growing concerns that the two sides will fail to reach an agreement before the end of the year
• In an increasingly uncertain world, supply chain leaders need to quickly take measures to  manage short, mid and long-term risk through supply chain resilience

Maine Pointe's range of end-to-end services helps CEOs build resilience into the supply chain

The pandemic has caught many companies off guard. It has brought to light the hidden vulnerabilities that exist within an otherwise efficient global supply chain, reinforcing the need for digitization, optionality, agility, better visibility and an improved balance between local, regional and global sourcing and adding new urgency to the need to know sooner and act faster. 

We can help you prepare for and respond to the unexpected

Consumer behavior has changed, perhaps permanently. Some suppliers continue to fall behind in meeting production and delivery schedules, while still others have shut their doors for good, and the disruption to the supply chain is likely to last longer than the pandemic itself. Having an end-to-end supply chain risk management approach is critical to growth, profitability and corporate survival. Our three step stabilize-recover-rebalance approach can help organizations weather the pandemic, manage supply and be better prepared for future global risk events.