The COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone acutely more aware of the risks to a company’s health. Still, more needs to be done.

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed risk to the top of virtually every corporate agenda, according to research by McKinsey & Co.

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced and will continue to produce artificial demand and supply shocks, and it will take time to rebalance the equilibrium.

The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium projects an impending “bullwhip effect” caused by distorted information flowing up and down supply chains — leading to an imbalance between demand and supply.

Companies domiciled in the Middle East score low in agility and resiliency compared to other major regions of the globe.

A little structure goes a long way in support of risk-management tools, techniques, methodologies and solutions.

Growing awareness surrounding supply-chain risk management is encouraging, but more work needs to be done.