| name | manage-supplier-risk |
| description | Assess supplier and concentration risk across the base and mitigate single-source exposure, instead of a one-time checkbox. Reach for this on a continuity question. |
Skill: Manage supplier risk as a portfolio
A single-source critical item with no mitigation is an unpriced liability.
Step 1 — Score supplier risk
Financial, operational, geographic risk by supplier (§3 #4).
Step 2 — Map concentration
Spend and criticality concentration across the base.
Step 3 — Find the single-source exposure
Critical items with no qualified alternative.
Step 4 — Design mitigation
Dual-source, buffer stock, or qualification, sized to exposure.
Output
A supplier-risk portfolio, the concentration map, the single-source exposure, and a mitigation plan.