Supply Chain · Resilience · Component
The dependency map
What the supply actually depends on, mapped below the first tier where most of the risk sits.
The deliverable
What it is
Most supply chain risk sits below the first tier, where nobody looks. Several apparently independent suppliers frequently share one input, one facility or one region.
The information is obtainable by asking. Suppliers answer questions about their own critical inputs more readily than most organisations expect.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The shared sources
Where apparently independent suppliers depend on the same thing.
3 attributes: Shared source · Suppliers affected · Exposure
LearnThe geography
Where the supply is physically concentrated.
3 attributes: Region · Share from region · Regional risk
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Ask each supplier what single input they could not replace. It gets to the risk faster than a full mapping exercise.
The other components in resilience
The failure points
Where a single failure stops supply, each carrying a status of accepted or mitigated rather than merely noted.
LearnThe tested response
What happens when supply breaks, and when that was last actually rehearsed rather than written.
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