Consumer Brands Requests Commerce Department Take Leadership Role in Creating Supply Chain Index
CBA says index could serve as early warning system for critical supply chain disruptions.
As states prepare to reopen across the country, the Consumer Brands Association called on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to prioritize supply chain performance and resiliency by developing a National Supply Chain Index and Performance Dashboard.
“Perhaps no time in history has highlighted the degree to which supply chains shape the health and well-being of our nation,” wrote Tom Madrecki, vice president, supply chain and logistics, Consumer Brands, in a letter to Secretary Ross. “The acute evaluation and benchmarking of supply chains would mark an important step toward friction point visibility and pinpointing, prioritizing and addressing supply chain challenges.”