According to the report, the Departments of Energy and Homeland Security had not defined supply chain protection measures.

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In addition to managing risk, supply-chain directors understand the increasingly important principle of supply-chain agility to ensure they provide protection against the unexpected.

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Linens N'Things, the home goods chain, recently was forced to liquidate after filing for bankruptcy protection in May.

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