Why Supply Chain Resilience Is Becoming a Balance Sheet Capability

Supply chain resilience used to be discussed mostly as an operational issue. Do we have enough suppliers? Can we reroute freight? Do we have enough inventory? Can we keep production running if something goes wrong?Those questions still matter. But they are no longer enough.The next phase of supply chain resilience is financial. Companies do not just need alternate suppliers and better visibility. They need the balance-sheet capacity to keep moving when delivered costs rise, lead times stretch, i