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She called Dr. Hamid at the Malaysian supplier. “Can you certify work-in-progress chips that are undamaged?” Yes — 40% of the flooded lot was above water level. She chartered a refrigerated barge to retrieve them. Simultaneously, she contacted a boutique logistics firm in Thailand that specialized in “cross-dock emergency bridging” — a concept she’d mocked as overpriced. Now it was a lifeline.

The first alert came at 3:14 AM Singapore time. The Kampar River, swollen by unprecedented monsoon rains, had burst its banks. Within hours, the industrial park in Batu Kawan — home to Axiom’s sole supplier of neuro-sensor microchips — was under six feet of water. supply chain management ii tresa thompson pdf

“Activate the risk playbook,” her boss, COO Marcus Hale, barked via video call. “Find airfreight alternatives.” She called Dr

“No,” Maya said, tapping Thompson’s cover. “It applies them. Resilience isn’t one backup. It’s a portfolio.” She chartered a refrigerated barge to retrieve them

Tresa Thompson’s textbook sat dog-eared on her desk. Chapter 7: Resilience vs. Efficiency . Maya had underlined: “A lean supply chain bleeds fastest when cut.”