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JANUARY 25, 2023 - HERNDON, VA
Today, BSI, the business improvement and standards company and leading global provider of supply chain intelligence, unveiled its annual Supply Chain Risk Insights Report which indicates organizations that manage supply chain disruption effectively in 2023 will be best equipped to weather financial challenges ahead.
In terms of major trends within the supply chain environment, the report observed that thefts from hijacking have fallen as a proportion of cargo theft from 24.4% to 17.0%. These are now second to theft from facilities, which now account for more than a quarter of total thefts, which saw year-to-year increase from 24.2% to 26.0%. Food and beverages remain the most commonly stolen commodity and the report highlighted that this has increased considerably in 2022, rising share by 2.8%. The proportion of automotive and fuel thefts is also rising, whereas the proportion of electronics, agriculture and construction theft has fallen. While hijacking has also fallen as a proportion of cargo theft, BSI observed that this continues to exert a real impact on global supply chains – with food, pharmaceuticals and construction materials most effected.
Exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war, but also an enduring legacy of COVID-19-related shutdowns and the resulting prolonged shortage of key manufacturing components, unprecedented price inflation has awakened governments to the importance of global supply chains to national interests. This has led to the launch of new legislation such as the CHIPS Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the US, and increased GPDR regulations across the EU, the combination of which is placing greater accountability on suppliers and purchasers. Government intervention spans efforts to bolster domestic supply chains, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance governance.
Monitoring rapidly changing regulatory agendas is highlighted as one business imperative that decision-makers need to be aware of if organizations are to succeed in the face of the ongoing global disruptions.
The report identifies five additional imperatives that organizations will need to address to enable future growth and provide financial sustainability:
“2022 saw volatility in global supply chains that many would never have expected in their lifetime. Successive crises, including a global pandemic followed by a war in Europe, have resulted in continued uncertainty on many fronts and have demonstrated to governments the benefit of ensuring a robust global supply chain,” said Susan Taylor Martin, Chief Executive of the British Standards Institution (BSI). “Given the turbulence of the last twelve months, 2023 will be an important watershed for many organizations – with those that successfully manage their supply chain risks being more likely to thrive.”
Jim Yarbrough, Global Intelligence Program Manager at BSI, said: “The threats facing global supply chains vary from region to region and are distributed unequally, but in the face of rampant global price inflation, all countries ended 2022 in conditions more precarious than they were at the outset. Without intervention, businesses will see dramatic impacts on their bottom line, meaning that discussing supply chain issues at the C-suite level can help to ensure investments are funneled to suppliers, building resilience to threats and supporting financial sustainability.”
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Notes to Editors:
The full 2023 Supply Chain Risks Insight Report can be downloaded here: https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/our-services/consulting/supply-chain-risk/supply-chain-reports/