Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Top leaders tend to focus more on status updates than on contingency planning. They devote far more time to internal execution and competitive risks than to external risks that can change the playing field. This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda.

Market Risk 8

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

When Thai flooding created significant shortages in the hard disc drive market, manufacturers lost millions of dollars. And, when political turmoil in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in the Mideast erupted, many businesses could only watch and wait to learn what it would mean for their supply chains.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Risk Management Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

Political process. This can be done in four steps: Attach a “value” to each source of uncertainty — strong vs. light currency depreciation, high vs. low future EU market access — along with your perception of likelihood (plausible, likely, unlikely) to build an “ uncertainty map.” For example, a U.S.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Short-term Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

The possibility of a contentious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has led to delayed or canceled investments in what has been one of Latin America’s most economically stable markets. Renegotiating NAFTA. So, if a company manufactures products in Mexico to export to Canada and the U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8