Thou shalt… test and reimagine supply chain
scenarios
In recent decades, supply chains have become longer and more
complex due to globalization. Access to global markets and the
ability to manufacture in low-wage countries with low or no import
taxes have produced supply chains that are very efficient, but not
resilient. This lack of resilience has become abundantly clear in
the past two years, due to the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the
energy crisis, the global geopolitical situation and the high
number of production and logistics-related disruptions in supply
chains.
The topics of resilience and decentralization of production and
logistics have gained a place on the boardroom agenda. However, it
is difficult to predict whether they will remain there permanently;
senior management's long-term memory can be quite short in
certain industries and cultures. There is always a chance that
rising pressure on profitability due to high inflation, economic
stagnation and
