Unraveling the Gordian Knot: Considering Supply Chain Resiliency

Abstract

The convergence of strategic, technological, economic, and industrial processes and systems in todays era presents a unique challenge for supply chain resiliency. Supply chains have become a key part of broader national security considerations because they exhibit nothing less than the ability to engage in strategic competition in a highly interconnected world. Supply chain vulnerabilities are not confined to microchips and medical equipment; if we learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that these global supply chains are often opaque to private and public decisionmakers. In this testimony, I will detail the breadth of the problem and the various roles the private and public sectors can have in increasing resiliency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1150228

Entities

People

  • Caolionn O'connell

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Corporations
  • Covid-19
  • Governments
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Intellectual Property
  • Manufacturing
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Personnel Management
  • Protective Equipment
  • Public Health
  • Supply Chain
  • United States

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  • Strategic Security Studies