Michael UngarCEO of the Industry 4.0 Club

Supply Chain Risks: Diversify Now for Manufacturing Success!

14 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker urges manufacturers to anticipate future supply‑chain disruptions and proactively mitigate them by diversifying their supplier base locally, with a focus on North Carolina. The speaker highlights the role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network across the United States—specifically the state representatives in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee—as a conduit for resources, referrals, and assistance. Listeners are encouraged to contact their respective state MEP representative to obtain guidance, and are reassured that the program will either help directly or connect them to someone who can.

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chain, it may not have become a current risk for them, but it will come, and that it's better to start thinking about how they can mitigate that risk through local diversification, preferably within North Carolina, but of course through our network presence in the United States, because that is the purpose of the program. And then most importantly, how they can get access to those resources so that they can contact their, you know, North Carolina MEP representative. If they're in South Carolina, they can talk to theirs, or their Georgia, their Tennessee. So, you know, it'll get to the right place where it needs to go, and that we're certainly always here for them to contact. And we'll— if we can't do it, we'll make sure to pass it along to someone who can.