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By CHRISTIAN VERSTRAETE

Trading partners have a vested interest in working together to minimize risks that disrupt their businesses. Here's why they should share that responsibility.

From the Quarter 02 2008 issue

When Gerardus Mercator published the first atlas of the world in the 16th century, many of his maps included white areas with the words Terra Incognita—Latin for "unknown territory." Most companies that map out their end-to-end supply chains today could use similar terminology, because they do not know all of the players in their supply chains....

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