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Results of a new MFG.com survey conducted last month reveal that supply chain disruption and supplier stability continue to be significant concerns for many North American manufacturers.

The two-part MFGWatch survey drew responses from 408 providers of manufacturing parts and services (the supply-side) and from 197 purchasing professionals from original equipment manufacturers (the buy-side).

When asked if they or their customers had experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months, 38 percent of both buy-side and supply-side manufactures indicated that they had.

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Risk is shifting from recession to recovery, according to results of a quarterly risk report released yesterday by AMR Research.

AMR asked 115 business executives about supply chain risks and mitigation strategies, and this new research shows that businesses are now beginning to focus on risks associated with the recovery cycle.

In fact, 44% of respondents in the AMR study believe the recovery cycle is the biggest risk in 2010. Why? They cited a variety of reasons, including potential commodity price increases, limited internal skills after workforce reductions, and problems meeting new demand with constrained capacity, low inventory, and transportation constraints.

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