Supply chain failures can be prevented

Supply chain failures result in empty store shelves, infrastructure in various states of breakdown, basic services and resources that are just not available when and where they’re needed, and even increased pollution levels. All these problems are preventable if the relevant supply chains are managed by skilled professionals. Supply chain management is commonly misunderstood as public procurement, or as logistics in isolation. It is however the integrated combination of activities that balance the supply of goods and services with the demand of customers.