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Supply Chain Resilience — Risk Matrix & Contingency Playbook

An interactive supplier risk assessment and contingency playbook: score supplier criticality, flag single-source risks, capture inventory-to-risk guidance, build prioritized contingency actions, and record activation triggers and responsibilities for rapid response.

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Supplier Risk Assessment & Contingency Playbook

This interactive playbook helps you identify high-risk suppliers and build prioritized, actionable contingencies you can activate when supply disruptions threaten production. Use the fields below to score suppliers, record single-source flags and inventory exposure, and create a clear, owner-assigned contingency plan. Save each assessment so your team has a searchable record of risks and mitigation steps.

Legal name or common name for the supplier.
Identifier for the part(s) supplied that you are assessing.
Where this part is used or which lines would be impacted if the supplier fails.
How essential is this part to keeping production running? Use 5 for line-stopping parts.
1.0 10.0
Is this the only approved supplier for this part?
Average end-to-end lead time from order to receipt.
Historical delivery reliability. Use your ERP/MRP or QBR data if available.
1.0 10.0
Defect rates, returns, or rework frequency for this supplier/part.
1.0 10.0
Assess stability: payment terms, days payable, public filings, or credit reports.
1.0 10.0
Country/regional risk such as trade restrictions, natural hazards, or political instability.
1.0 10.0
Calculate current days of supply based on usage rate. Low days increase urgency.
Is there at least one alternate supplier that can be qualified within an acceptable timeframe?
Brief notes that explain scoring choices, recent events, or data sources.
Recommended: weighted sum example — Criticality x2 + Lead time factor + (6 - OnTime) + (6 - Quality) + (6 - Financial) + Geopolitical. Enter the calculated number or your internal index. (This form does not auto-calculate.)
Pick the practical steps you will use to reduce disruption risk. Prioritize the ones you can enact quickly.
Define measurable triggers: e.g., supplier declared force majeure, shipments delayed > X days, quality failure rate > Y%, inventory days < Z.
Who is responsible for executing the contingency (e.g., Purchasing Manager).
Secondary responsible person if the primary owner is unavailable.
Stepwise actions to perform when a trigger fires. Include who calls whom, which systems to update, and key purchase or quality actions.
Ballpark cost to enact the contingency (e.g., expedite fees, qualification costs, tooling).
When this assessment should be reviewed or updated (YYYY-MM-DD).
Anything else relevant: contracts, sales forecasts, customer escalation plans.
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