When 72 Hours Stands Between Continuity and Crisis
An external quality event at an aluminum supplier threatened to idle multiple OEM assembly plants within days. The solution required stockpiling thousands of transmissions, securing nearly 500,000 square feet of warehouse space, and mobilizing dedicated transportation capacity—all with less than 72 hours' notice.
James Group subsidiary Renaissance Global Logistics (RGL) responded with integrated supplier risk management capabilities. Within six weeks, RGL executed 1,292 truckloads, activated two warehouse facilities with multi-shift operations, and maintained zero production interruptions across four OEM plants. The program demonstrates that effective supplier risk management extends beyond freight coordination to controlling cost exposure, protecting high-value inventory, and preventing downstream failures that amplify original disruptions.
This analysis breaks down the operational decisions and integrated capabilities that made rapid-response execution possible, from securing 500,000 square feet within 72 hours to building custom inventory traceability outside standard OEM frameworks.