{"id":11150,"date":"2025-12-01T14:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/?page_id=11150"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:05:11","slug":"efficient-risk-management-in-the-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/efficient-risk-management-in-the-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficient risk management in the supply chain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-min5r16u-51862ee5f479ea101b87efeb888861f2\">\n.avia-section.av-min5r16u-51862ee5f479ea101b87efeb888861f2 .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/Titel-Einblick.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-min5r16u-51862ee5f479ea101b87efeb888861f2 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-75 av-height-75  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_pc='75' data-av_min_height_opt='75'><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color avia-full-stretch'><\/div><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11150'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11150'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-a2cef933b0a555f25d1e39b22a8e9dae av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-min5tkby-ae5efbea5e9329448be39f0414f31928\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-team-member.av-min5tkby-ae5efbea5e9329448be39f0414f31928 .team-member-name{\nfont-size:24px;\ncolor:#004047;\n}\n.avia-team-member.av-min5tkby-ae5efbea5e9329448be39f0414f31928 .team-member-job-title{\nfont-size:16px;\ncolor:#f25000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-min5tkby-ae5efbea5e9329448be39f0414f31928  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10420 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10420 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren.jpg\" alt='Gregor van Ackeren'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"1181\" width=\"1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/adconia.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gregor-van-Ackeren-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Gregor van Ackeren<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title av_opacity_variation'  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Founder &amp; Senior Partner<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >ADCONIA<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-538dd737667e19053994a94b9156413b av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#004047;\nfont-size:32px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:32px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#004047;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:24px;\ncolor:#f25000;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-min5qb4d-ac723d43f4e75fece5f1800205317517 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >December 2025: Efficient risk management in the supply chain<\/h2><div class='av_custom_color av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>From mandatory programme to strategic management task<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-min5o9vl-fbed0ea646ee388e10126a65cefc69e9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>In the December INSIGHT, we focus on a topic that is becoming increasingly important in times of global uncertainty: strategic risk management in the supply chain. We provide a concise overview of why traditional approaches are no longer sufficient, which misconceptions are holding companies back, and how modern, holistic methods can create genuine resilience and future security.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In times of geopolitical uncertainty, rising energy costs and growing regulatory requirements, risk management in the supply chain is becoming a key management task. Those who merely manage risks lose their freedom of action \u2013 those who understand and shape them gain security for the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Vulnerable supply chains \u2013 a new normal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Supply chains used to be the silent backbone of industry. Today, they are its most sensitive organ. Hardly any production process in Europe still functions independently. Even those who manufacture regionally are dependent on global value chains \u2013 from rare earths from China to intermediate products from Eastern Europe. A strike, a customs dispute or a regulation can throw entire industries off track within days.<\/p>\n<p>In its study *Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions (2024)*, the European Investment Bank (EIB) concludes that 37% of European companies suffer from material shortages and 34% from transport problems. At the same time, regulatory factors are increasingly becoming real cost risks: the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is changing pricing logic, making imports more expensive and shifting levels of competition \u2013 especially in energy-intensive industries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u201eRisk management is not a crisis tool, but a management principle.\u201c<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>From delivery problems to structural crises<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Recent years have shown that what used to be the exception is now the norm. Transport costs remain volatile \u2013 the Drewry World Container Index stood at 1,822 US dollars per 40-foot container in October 2025. Energy prices are fluctuating more than ever before: according to the ACER\/CEER Monitoring Report, the frequency of low or negative electricity prices in 2023 increased twelvefold compared to 2022. This dynamic is forcing companies to integrate procurement, production and logistics more closely \u2013 and to think more strategically.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, this means mapping raw material dependencies, reassessing supplier networks and analysing contractual risks. In its study *Risks and Resilience in Global Trade (2024)*, the OECD expressly warns against relying solely on reshoring. Reshoring can actually exacerbate dependencies if markets are narrowed and supplier clusters destroyed. What is needed is not isolation, but intelligent diversification.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Risk management reimagined<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Modern supply chain risk management does not begin with reporting, but with thinking. It is based on three principles that are consistently evident in successful organisations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u202f Systematic approach instead of actionism: Risks arise throughout the entire product life cycle \u2013 from material availability and transport routes to the financial stability of suppliers.<br \/>\n\u2022\u202f Dynamism instead of rigidity:\u00a0\u00a0 Risk profiles change. One year of pandemic is no substitute for a strategy for the future.<br \/>\n\u2022\u202f\u00a0 Responsibility instead of reporting:\u00a0\u00a0 Risk management belongs on the decision-makers&#8216; table \u2013 not in the back of an Excel folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>The ADCONIA approach: From reacting to shaping<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ADCONIA supports industrial, commercial and public sector companies in identifying risks in a structured manner and translating them into corporate management. The difference lies in the approach: no longer counting risks, but setting priorities. We work with clear tools \u2013 from supplier risk scoring models and scenario workshops to sourcing strategies that combine economic, technological and political factors.<\/p>\n<p>An example: In 2023, a mechanical engineering company with a high proportion of electronics faced massive supply bottlenecks for semiconductors. Instead of making short-term purchases, ADCONIA worked with the company to segment supplier groups, visualise dependencies and quantify alternative procurement options. The result: after six months, the risk was reduced by 40%, delivery capacity stabilised \u2013 and overall costs remained virtually unchanged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u201eThose who merely manage risks react \u2013 those who understand them control them.\u201c<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The three biggest misconceptions in risk management<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>More data = less risk. Without evaluation, any flood of data remains ineffective. The decisive factor is which information creates decision-making quality.<br \/>\n2. \u00a0\u00a0Risk management is the responsibility of the purchasing department.\u00a0\u00a0 Incorrect. It is a cross-functional task \u2013 from finance to logistics to management.<br \/>\n3. \u00a0\u00a0Resilience only costs money.\u00a0\u00a0 On the contrary: a robust supply chain protects turnover, margins and reputation. In crisis situations, the ROI is often over 300%.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>From concept to daily routine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Resilience does not develop overnight, but through consistent integration into processes and decisions. Risk management must become part of the corporate DNA \u2013 with clear responsibilities, short escalation paths and digital transparency across the entire supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>Adconia has developed a practical implementation approach that combines strategic assessment, operational implementation and ongoing monitoring. Combined with training and decision-making playbooks, this creates a system that not only makes risks visible, but also actively manages them.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion: Resilience is a matter for senior management<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Efficient risk management is not a control instrument, but rather an attitude. It separates companies that suffer crises from those that emerge stronger from them. 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