Risk Management for Third Parties and Supply Chains

Strengthen business resilience and make informed decisions across complex third-party and supply chain ecosystems.Risk Management for Third Parties and Supply Chains gives senior leaders proven tools for governing risk, improving oversight and safeguarding operational continuity in a volatile global environment. With shifting regulations, geopolitical shocks and rising dependency on external partners, this book shows how to build a strategic, enterprise-wide approach that delivers measurable results.Written by risk experts James Crask and Catherine Cyphus, the book examines the root causes of today's supply chain crisis and reveals how ineffective third-party management undermines performance, cost control and long-term stability. Through strategic models and real-world examples, it outlines how to establish governance structures, controls and decision frameworks that elevate resilience to an enterprise priority.You'll learn how to:- Apply proven tools for assessing, prioritizing and mitigating third-party and supply chain risks- Engage senior stakeholders and align risk initiatives with financial and strategic outcomes- Balance cost efficiency with resilience to support informed leadership decisions- Implement roadmaps, toolkits and deep-dive assessments to deliver repeatable resultsWith clear guidance on systems, controls and leadership engagement, this book equips executives to deliver a resilient third-party and supply chain risk management strategy that protects value across the organization.Themes include: third-party risk, supply chain risk, supply chain resilience, governance models, enterprise risk, data-led decision making, operational continuity