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Yes, You Can Predict Supply-Chain Disasters

Harvard Business Review

To do that, all the parties that have a stake in disruptions — members of supply chains, insurers, governments, and markets — should proactively develop a responsiveness system that would be able to predict different types and levels of supply-chain disasters.

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Why Quants Should Manage Your Supply Chain Risk

Harvard Business Review

higher capital costs, business continuity insurance, dual-tooling in manufacturing) and the latter refers to costs that are not always visible or recorded but exist nonetheless (opportunity costs of not entering a risky market, concentration risk in the supply base, reduced valuations, etc.).