“We work with them to see what other geographies they might be present in so that we can diversify our risk that way.”

Steven Voss, Lindsay Corporation · The Chain Podcast · From Resilience to Readiness: Designing Supply Chains for a World that Never Stabilizes

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Diversify risk by working with existing suppliers to identify their presence in other geographies rather than switching to new suppliers

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