Last fall, in a statement about its customer survey and corresponding research, Aymeric Chandavoine, president of A.P. Moller – Maersk’s European operation – captured the essence of supply chains today. Commenting on the company’s report “European Business Resilience 2024,” Chandavoine noted, “If there’s one thing that we have learned lately, it’s that disruption is imminent, and we also know from our customers that they see it that way. But very importantly, we see that European businesses are conscious that the best way to tackle disruption is increasing resilience in supply chains.”
His remarks were notable not only because they reflected the sentiments of supply chain leaders throughout Europe, but because they so succinctly capture how prone supply chains are to disruption today. But disruption, of course, isn’t limited to Europe, Maersk’s customers, or even the global shipping container industry. Nor is it new.
