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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Volcano eruptions and supply chain disruptions
The media spent the last four days considering the implications of the Islandic volcano eruptions for air travel: Stranded passengers, grounded planes and losses for the airlines. In the meantime, supply chain professionals worldwide were contemplating their supply chain. We try to develop scenarios for how to keep our increasingly complex supply chain flow going. Yet how do you plan for air traffic for an entire continent being cut off? With resilience and resourceful management from supply chain executives, the impact on world trade will be minimal. Overreliance on air transportation of goods can be expensive and - as we now see - not so reliable. As the disruption is dragging on, we are thankful for our central European partner location that allows us to reach throughout Europe using ground transportation.
Volcano eruptions and supply chain disruptions
The media spent the last four days considering the implications of the Islandic volcano eruptions for air travel: Stranded passengers, grounded planes and losses for the airlines. In the meantime, supply chain professionals worldwide were contemplating their supply chain. We try to develop scenarios for how to keep our increasingly complex supply chain flow going. Yet how do you plan for air traffic for an entire continent being cut off? With resilience and resourceful management from supply chain executives, the impact on world trade will be minimal. Overreliance on air transportation of goods can be expensive and - as we now see - not so reliable. As the disruption is dragging on, we are thankful for our central European partner location that allows us to reach throughout Europe using ground transportation.
