I don't know about other countries but German auto manufacturers require (nearly) all suppliers to submit an FMEA [1] for their products. Some or maybe all US m

I don't know about other countries but German auto manufacturers require (nearly) all suppliers to submit an FMEA [1] for their products. Some or maybe all US manufacturers do this, too, if I remember correctly. In short, FMEA is a way to calculate risks and prepare for supply chain issues to a certain degree. When done correctly those FMEAs get very large and extensively lay out where risks are high so plans can be made to minimize them. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_mode_and_effects_analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_mode_and_effects_analy...