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HERNDON, Va., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, BSI, the business improvement and standards company, unveiled its annual Supply Chain Risk Insights 2021 Report that identifies the trends and associated risks likely to impact global supply chains in the year ahead. The report is powered by the global data in BSI s proprietary web-based, comprehensive intelligence system. Using this insight, BSI predicts the following trends will likely dominate the global supply chain throughout the year ahead:
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Regulatory changes, food fraud, and the ongoing effects of COVID-19 are the primary causes of supply chain disruptions, according to new BSI report
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BSI released its 2020 assessment on the global impact COVID-19 lockdowns had on supply chains and predictions for how it will impact the year ahead. BSI’s team of experts analyzed a year of data via their proprietary supply chain intelligence platform, SCREEN, which provides insight into global supply chain security, business continuity, food safety and fraud, and corporate social responsibility threats and trends in real-time.
“Throughout 2020, the entire world felt the impact of COVID-19 as the flow of goods was dramatically impacted due to widespread supply chain disruptions,” said Jim Yarbrough, Global Intelligence Program Manager at BSI. “The threats that COVID-19 presented to supply chain security, continuity, and resi