PSC LIVE: The Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Summit

Supplychaindigital · Apr 22, 2026 · 1172 words · By Louise Collins

Supply Chain Vulnerability and Risk Management Need for Digital Transformation and Visibility

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What to know about Supply Chain Vulnerability and Risk Management

The article discusses the persistent challenges facing global supply chains due to various disruptions, including tariffs, climate change, and geopolitical instability. Industry leaders emphasized the critical need for enhanced supply chain visibility, cross-company collaboration, and developing flexible contingency plans to build resilience. Ultimately, the text suggests that while risks cannot be eliminated, strategic decision-making and multi-tier visibility are key to mitigating operational weaknesses.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 13

Techniques found 1

Topics 2

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What happened

PSC LIVE: The Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Summit Global supply chains have been facing a constant set of disruptions over the last few years.

Why it matters

From the COVID-19 pandemic, to instability in the Middle East and US President Donald Trump's tariffs, leaders have been operating under a constant state of reaction.

Common ground

In this time, however, the need to take charge and mitigate the impact has become clear – in an ever-shifting world, leaders need to develop long-lasting resilience in order to properly face risk.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Supply Chain Vulnerability and Risk Management story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Abhijit Supekar, Senior Director, Global Supply Chain at Aeva, stated that visibility, flexibility, and availability are the three pillars of an actionable supply chain?
How does this story connect Supply Chain Vulnerability and Risk Management with Need for Digital Transformation and Visibility over the next few days?

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Abhijit Supekar, Senior Director, Global Supply Chain at Aeva, stated that visibility, flexibility, and availability are the three pillars of an actionable supply chain.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “A Global Supplier Risk and Sustainability report by Achilles has revealed that there are major gaps in visibility across global supply chains, with further risks contributing to disruption and supply chain weakness.”

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Multiple web search results cite reports from Achilles detailing significant transparency and visibility gaps across global supply chains, confirming the core assertion of the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Government procurement in the United Kingdom is the purchase of goods, works (construction) or services by government agencies at the national and local levels. In 2023-24, £341 billion was spent on p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_procurement_in_the_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JBS N.V. is a Brazilian multinational company that is the largest meat processing enterprise in the world, producing factory processed beef, chicken, salmon, sheep, pork, and also selling by-products …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBS_N.V.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roxtec is a company specialising in the development and manufacture of cable and pipe seals (sometimes known as multi cable transits). Roxtec's products are designed to seal cable and pipe penetration…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxtec

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Claim 3: “From the COVID-19 pandemic, to instability in the Middle East and US President Donald Trump's tariffs, leaders have been operating under a constant state of reaction.”

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The evidence confirms the existence of disruptions (COVID-19, Middle East instability, US tariffs) through Wikipedia and web searches. However, no single source directly links all three elements (COVID-19, Middle East instability, *and* Trump's tariffs) to show that leaders have been operating under a *constant state of reaction* due to all three simultaneously. The evidence is suggestive but not fully corroborated across all components.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Starting in January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — False information, including disinformation and conspiracy theories about the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and the origin, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease has been spread through…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_misinformation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was confirmed to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Indonesia

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Claim 4: “US tariffs, inflation, climate change and conflict in the Middle East have put businesses around the world in a state of fluctuation.”

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The evidence confirms the existence of US tariffs (web search), inflation/economic instability (web search on finance), climate change causes (web search on European Commission), and Middle East conflict/geopolitical focus (wikipedia/web search). These factors are reported across multiple, distinct sources, supporting the claim of global business fluctuation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey. The term came into widespread usage by Western European nations in the early 20t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L., more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA), is the flag carrier of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut, near Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airpo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Airlines

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the United States in the Middle East, a geopolitical region including parts of Africa and Asia, has among its primary considerations matters of petroleum politics, international …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_foreign_policy_i…

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Claim 5: “Closures of the Strait of Hormuz and subsequent reroutes have spiked costs and elongated travel times.”

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Both a cross-reference and multiple web search results explicitly state that disruptions or closures related to the Strait of Hormuz have caused spikes in costs, increased travel times, and necessitated rerouting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 6: “According to the report, only 6% of organisations reported having full visibility into Tier-2 and Tier-3 suppliers, with nearly half reporting limited or no visibility beyond their immediate supplier base.”

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The claim is directly supported by a cross-reference and corroborated by the context provided in the web search results regarding Achilles' findings, specifically citing the 6% visibility rate.

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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accordin…

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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ACCORD is to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. How to use accord in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Accord.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/according

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Claim 7: “Global supply chains have been facing a constant set of disruptions over the last few years.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that global supply chains are facing structural and ongoing disruptions due to various factors like geopolitical shifts, trade policy volatility, and climate risk, indicating a constant state of disruption.

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn how geopolitical disruption, labor shifts, and technology are forcing companies to redesign their global manufacturing footprint and supply chain networks.
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insight…

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web search NEUTRAL — This study explores the causes and effects of disruptions in systemically important supply chains (SISCs) using an integrated approach that combines Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and Systems …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266659212…

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web search NEUTRAL — Supply chain disruption is no longer a sporadic event but a structural challenge facing global businesses. As 2025 makes clear, trade policy volatility, climate risk, regulatory pressure, and labor sh…
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/global-supply-chain-…

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Claim 8: “For more than 30 years, Achilles has helped clients meet their requirements by providing strong levels of transparency, carbon reduction and management across supply chains.”

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Multiple web search results cite Achilles' history of providing supply chain transparency, carbon reduction, and management expertise for a period exceeding 30 years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Song of Achilles is a 2011 novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is a retelling of the Trojan War as told from the perspective of Patroclus. The novel follo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Achilles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the stories associated with the Trojan War. In the Iliad, Homer describes a deep, meaningful relationship between Achilles and Patro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_and_Patroclus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ə-KIL-eez) or Achilleus (Ancient Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, romanized: Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles

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Claim 9: “James Gellert, Executive Chairman at RapidRatings, stated that companies are de-siloing their risk management functions and increasing communication flow across risk management functions, specifically with financial health that we measure.”

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No evidence was returned for this claim, meaning no sources were found to confirm James Gellert's statement about de-siloing risk management functions.

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Claim 10: “Businesses, however, can mitigate some of this risk by exploring their supplier base and making strategic decisions which can help them build resilience.”

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Claim 11: “Prior to this, fragmented data within a business has led to delays or mistakes, with organisations not having a collaborative nature within procurement and supply chain functions.”

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Multiple web search results describe the negative consequences of data fragmentation, noting that disconnected data across different systems and departments leads to struggles in anticipation and decision-making.

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web search NEUTRAL — Without real-time data and comprehensive visibility, supply chain managers struggle to anticipate disruptions or delays. Fragmented data across different systems and partners limits the ability to ...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/inefficient-supply-chain-coor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fragmented cost data refers to information that is stored in multiple, disconnected tools, spreadsheets, or systems across departments. In manufacturing, this often means procurement, engineering, and…
https://tset.com/blog/why-fragmented-data-leads-to-bad-sourc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn how to tackle the impacts of supply chain fragmentation with Cargologik's in-depth guide, which includes proven strategies to streamline operations.
https://www.cargologik.com/blog-post/overcoming-fragmentatio…

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Claim 12: “In recent years, however, the roles of procurement and supply chain leaders have been understood as strong drivers of both efficiency and resilience.”

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No evidence was returned for this claim, meaning no sources were found to confirm the statement that procurement and supply chain leaders are now understood as key drivers of efficiency and resilience.

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Claim 13: “As organisations look at supplier diversification, or bringing operations closer to home with nearshoring and localisation, each new potential supplier needs to be examined closely.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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