Manufacturing Today Issue - 215 August 2023 | Page 19

___________________________________________________________________________________________ Risk
Management

BLIND

Overcoming risk by improving visibility in the supply chain
Alastair Dickson , Director , Quod Orbis

It is impossible to discuss risk management within manufacturing without reference to the issue of supply chains and networks . Whilst the risks themselves may be cybersecurity threats , operational disruption , availability issues and even volatility in raw material prices , manufacturers have realised that these risks present a threat both within their own organization , and via the ‘ community ’ of suppliers , partners and even customers with which they interact .

This ‘ community of risk ’ is innate to manufacturing . It is an inevitable result of the process of acquiring raw materials , processing
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