Instead of choosing either poison, she built a third path.
Maya’s phone erupted. Production halt in Penang. No chips, no cardiac monitors. Axiom had exactly 12 days of inventory buffer. Hospitals had 30-day contracts.
Finally, she offered the Shenzhen supplier a conditional contract: 30% premium, but only if they submitted to an independent third-party audit for mineral traceability and paid a living wage differential. To her shock, they agreed. The audit would take 45 days, but by then, Malaysia would be back online.
Instead of choosing either poison, she built a third path.
Maya’s phone erupted. Production halt in Penang. No chips, no cardiac monitors. Axiom had exactly 12 days of inventory buffer. Hospitals had 30-day contracts. supply chain management ii tresa thompson pdf
Finally, she offered the Shenzhen supplier a conditional contract: 30% premium, but only if they submitted to an independent third-party audit for mineral traceability and paid a living wage differential. To her shock, they agreed. The audit would take 45 days, but by then, Malaysia would be back online. Instead of choosing either poison, she built a third path