Original text - English - Although there are many definitions of a supply...

An example demonstrates the importance of even small disruptions to the
automotive manufacturing supply chain. On July 16, 2007, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake
in central Japan severely damaged the facilities of Riken Corp., a supplier of automobile
components including specialized piston rings. Riken had located all of its plants in a
single area of Japan to increase efficiency, making the entire production capacity
vulnerable to a catastrophic incident