The risk behind the decision.
Real, composite and illustrative accounts of how a business decision created a hidden exposure — and what happened next. Every story is clearly labelled. Nothing is invented as proof.
The machine that stopped the line
Precision engineeringA single new CNC centre became the bottleneck for 40% of output, but recovery time had never been modelled and no alternative capacity was contracted.
Read the story →CompositeThe customer that became the risk
Food manufacturingOne supermarket chain grew to 55% of turnover. A single delayed payment, or a delisting, would have been a liquidity event rather than a sales event.
Read the story →IllustrativeThe contract that outgrew the cover
FabricationA new framework agreement carried liquidated damages and extended warranty obligations that sat well above the firm's existing liability limits.
Read the story →CompositeThe engineer who knew everything
Specialist coatingsProcess knowledge, supplier relationships and the only working recipe for the firm's highest-margin product lived in one person's head and notebook.
Read the story →IllustrativeThe claim that couldn't be evidenced
PlasticsMaintenance, training and inspection records existed — but were scattered, undated and unretrievable when a subrogation claim arrived.
Read the story →CompositeThe connected machine that opened a door
Automotive componentsRemote access for vendor support was always on, unsegmented from the business network and invisible to the firm's cyber controls.
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