You're facing a supply chain crisis. How do you choose which critical suppliers to prioritize in emergencies?
When a supply chain crisis hits, you must quickly decide which suppliers are essential. To navigate this challenge:
- Evaluate supplier impact . Determine which suppliers are integral to your core products or services.
- Assess risk and reliability . Consider each supplier's history of stability and ability to deliver under pressure.
- Communicate openly. Engage with suppliers to understand their situation and collaborate on solutions.
What strategies have you found effective for prioritizing suppliers during emergencies?
You're facing a supply chain crisis. How do you choose which critical suppliers to prioritize in emergencies?
When a supply chain crisis hits, you must quickly decide which suppliers are essential. To navigate this challenge:
- Evaluate supplier impact . Determine which suppliers are integral to your core products or services.
- Assess risk and reliability . Consider each supplier's history of stability and ability to deliver under pressure.
- Communicate openly. Engage with suppliers to understand their situation and collaborate on solutions.
What strategies have you found effective for prioritizing suppliers during emergencies?
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❶ Identify core products or services: Determine which products or services are essential to the business and customers during the crisis. ❷ Map supplier dependencies: Identify suppliers critical to producing these products or services. ❸ Consider revenue and impact: Prioritize suppliers whose disruptions would have the most significant financial or operational impact. ❹ Supply chain visibility: Assess which suppliers are facing challenges (geopolitical risks, raw material shortages). ❺ Reliability history: Evaluate suppliers based on past performance and ability to deliver during disruptions. ❻ Single-source suppliers: Suppliers with no alternatives should receive higher priority for mitigation efforts.
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Une crise de la chaîne d'approvisionnement suggère qu'il y a un maillon qui a cassé. Si tous les fournisseurs passent par ce même maillon cassé ( exemple une société de traitement thermique en panne) il faut divertir le flux vers une autre société qui est opérationnelle. Il faut négocier des capacités supplémentaires dans son atelier, demander qu'ils mettent en oeuvre du travail de nuit et de weekend si cela est possible, ou d'autres fours... Cela demandera probablement des adaptation de tarifs, ou des compensations par des augmentations de volumes dans le futur, mais c'est à mettre en balance avec la satisfaction du client, et les éventuelles pénalités de retard.
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