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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Balance supply chain risk and resilience with ROI. There are a few ways to balance supply chain risk and resilience with ROI: Diversification: One way to reduce risk is to diversify your supplier base so that you’re not relying on one supplier for all of your needs.

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Pandemic Prepared! 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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But because we were proactive, we were able to build inventories ahead of time so that we had enough material in the pipeline before the crisis really hit peak.”. Balance supply chain risk and resilience with ROI. Perhaps 30 days of inventory isn’t enough in times of crisis, and terms should be updated.

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8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience for Manufacturers in a Post-Covid World

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But because we were proactive, we were able to build inventories ahead of time so that we had enough material in the pipeline before the crisis really hit peak.”. Balance supply chain risk and resilience with ROI. Perhaps 30 days of inventory isn’t enough in times of crisis, and terms should be updated.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

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For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. 115, 120 (1999) (the proper valuation of inventory was fair value, which meant fair market value). FAR 52.249-14(a).

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions trade federal funds (balances held at Federal Reserve Banks) with each other overnight.” [50] On February 1, the FOMC announced the current federal funds rate range of 4.5 to 4.75% (with the current effective rate being approximately 4.57%). [48]