The controls that a company applies to its supply chain will impact on its ability to deal with
demand, suppliers and to manage the processes by which the company fulfils demand.
Failures in inventory management, demand forecasting, manufacturing scheduling would all be
Examples of areas where control breakdowns could lead to risks being experienced.
The existence of programmes of supply chain performance measurement and key performance
indicators (KPIs) and investments in computer systems to assist in the management of
demand and scheduling are mitigating measures.
Training and people development programmes are equally valuable control mitigation measures as
are the existence of standard operating procedures for perpetual inventory management.