Multi-Tier Supplier Visibility: Surfacing Risk Beyond Tier 1

Most companies have decent visibility into their direct suppliers and almost none into Tier 2, 3, or 4, where the actual disruption risk usually lives. Practitioners share how they map deeper into their supplier networks, the platforms and data-sharing models that are working, and how to translate multi-tier visibility into specific commercial decisions (qualification, dual-sourcing, contract terms). Includes lessons from companies caught flat-footed when a sub-tier supplier failed.