Supply Chain 3.0: Why a 30-Day Buffer May Not Be Enough-A Business-And-Home Toolkit
Supply Chain 3.0: Why a 30-Day Buffer May Not Be Enough - A Business-And-Home Toolkit
Deliveries stall. Prices jump. Ports clog. A 30-day buffer is the new baseline-many households and small businesses now aim for tiered buffers (7/14/30+) to ride out shocks without panic or downtime.
Build a Tiered Buffer
- Map dependencies: List your top-20 items at home & work and flag single points of failure.
- Set tiers: 7, 14, and 30-day levels with FIFO labels and min/max reorder triggers.
- Second sources: Keep alternate vendors (with phone numbers) offline.
Supply Chain 3.0 (Quick Checklist)
- Top-20 items mapped (home & work)
- 7/14/30-day buffers labeled (FIFO)
- Alt vendors w/ offline contacts
- Paper ops: orders, receipts, tally sheets
- Power/fuel plan & charging rota
- Cooler + ice rotation & cook-first list
- Cash box & daily reconciliation
- Pickup routes & local substitutes
- Low-profile loading/unloading
- Quarterly 48-72 hour buffer drill
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