CIPS
Striking the right balance: How to effectively manage and monitor supply chain risks

Striking the right balance: How to effectively manage and monitor supply chain risks

Supply chain professionals are under more pressure than ever to anticipate, assess and mitigate the risks associated with the full range of inputs to their production, from individual suppliers, materials costs and logistics contracts. Even as global freight rates fall and supply chains continue their recovery from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses need clear sight of their supply chain risks to remain competitive.

Reducing supply chain risk will require a multi-faceted approach, but there are steps organisations can take to do this, and to help ensure a more solid foundation. Read this whitepaper, produced in partnership with S&P Global, to find out more.

Related Expert Reports

Vantify Annual Compliance Report 2026

Vantify Annual Compliance Report 2026

Drawing on thousands of live compliance assessments across fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos management and operational risk, the Vantify Annual Compliance Report 2026 provides procurement and supply chain professionals with a data-driven view of the compliance and facilities management trends shaping the sector, giving you the intelligence to benchmark your approach against the organisations setting the standard.

Buying Through Climate and Nature Risk

Buying Through Climate and Nature Risk

A competitive, well-prepared procurement strategy in 2026 involves not only considering factors like price, quality and reliability, but also taking into account direct and indirect carbon costs and nature-related supply risks.

The Supply Chain AI Readiness Report

The Supply Chain AI Readiness Report

More than half of supply chain professionals are probably using generative AI. But fewer than 1 in 10 of supply chain AI pilots have identified what it takes to translate that enthusiasm into industrial-scale results.

Through our research and interviews with senior supply chain executives, we have identified a group we call the “Performance Elite.”

share