Supply chain flattening and resilience relationship

The relationship between supply chain flattening and resilience is relatively strong. Supply chain flattening is a management strategy aimed at reducing layers and complexity in the decision-making process in order to reduce costs, improve efficiency, speed up response and increase flexibility. Supply chain resilience, on the other hand, refers to the ability of a supply chain to remain resilient and adaptable in the face of unpredictable risks and challenges.

In fact, flattening can fulfill the need for resilience. Flattened enterprise organizational structure and management processes are simpler, which can speed up the transmission of information and coordination of decision-making, and improve the responsiveness and flexibility of the supply chain. Resilience, on the other hand, requires adequate resources and support capabilities, such as close partners, diversified supply resources, redundant inventory, and alternate logistics channels. These resources need to be better managed and coordinated through supply chain flattening.

In short, the relationship between supply chain flattening and resilience is mutually reinforcing, and in the face of changing market demand and risk challenges, the realization of supply chain resilience requires supply chain flattening as a strong support.