With the size and complexity of supply chains soaring, a daunting challenge is confronting companies: identifying the critical nodes hidden within the vast expanse of their supply networks. These are suppliers, or supplier sites, that might be in the second-tier or lower, which means the big buying companies would ordinarily have no contact and might not even know exist.
Hidden Suppliers Can Make or Break Your Operations
We need new methods for managing supply chain complexity.
May 29, 2015