Cleary one of the most noticeable supply chain developments over the past few years has been growing recognition of supply chain risk and company adoption of proactive strategies to reduce or mitigate that risk.

What types of supply chain risks have companies the most concerned? The chart below was taken from a recent presentation of our Supply Chain Videocast on "Securing the Global Supply Chain," featuring AMR's John Fontella, based on a recent survey conducted by AMR. The on-demand version of this broadcast is now available from SCDigest and The Supply Chain Television Channel: Securing the Global Supply Chain On-Demand Version

Source: AMR Research

It's probably not surprising that supplier risk topped the list, a result especially noteworthy given the recent well-publicized issues Boeing has faced launching its new Dreamliner 787 aircraft due to supplier glitches. Our view: IP infringement risk is probably weighted too low, given the issues we have already seen in China.

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