Were you ill-prepared for COVID-19’s organizational upheavals and supply chain disruptions? Shardul Phadnis and Paul Schoemaker introduce supply chain vigilance, a system which brings a wide-angle view and disciplined scrutiny to scanning and managing the supply chain’s broader ecosystem.
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