Process risks

#	Risk	Consequences	Measures
1	Yield	If a company can't match its supply and demand, an uncertain manufacturing yield could be the culprint. The consequences can be unmet customer demand and subsequent profit loss.	Pursue Integrated Financial and Operational Hedging even out demand and supply discrepancies by using local supply/hubs, modules, empowering suppliers or more connectivity
2	Faulty Process Design	Overall Faulty Process Design leading to SC Failure (e.g. Insufficient or non-existent process documentation, outdated processes)	Implement proper and required documentation for processes Establish a high degree of employee involvement and responsibiltiy Implement control processes that cannot be bypassed to detect faulty, insuffiecient or outdated elements in a process
3	Design	Faulty Design and Manufacturing can prove as a risk for the supply of downstream companies.	TQM, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
4	Inventory	Excess Inventory and simultaneously falling prices can significantly hurt a companies profit. The rule of thumb says "the larger the product variety, the greater a company's exposure to inventory risk".	pooling inventory creating common components across products postponing or delaying till the receipt of orders the last stage of production from which emerges product variety
5	Capacity	Having inadequate capacities can mean, that a company will not be able to meet a demand and/or make a significant loss.	Having excess capacity at all times managing capacity more flexible

Sources: 4, pp. 24ff; 4, pp. 71ff; 39

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