Supply Chain Resilience Index
The Achilles Supply Chain Resilience Index (ASCRI) is a time series index measuring changes in supply chain risk. The index measures underlying supply chain risk by country across six categories: Economic, Environmental, Labour Practices, Legal and Governance, Resilience, and Safety and Security. Understanding and monitoring risk is a crucial step in effective supply chain management.

ASCRI Report: Q3 2023
The Achilles Supply Chain Resilience Index (ASCRI) for Q3 2023 provides a comprehensive analysis of the supply chain landscape, reflecting nuanced shifts in resilience and risk amidst fluctuating global conditions.
Access the latest ASCRI Report for detailed insights on the supply chain landscape influenced by:
- Slight Decrease in Risk: A subtle reduction in the ASCRI risk score from 58.8 to 59.1, indicating a continued high-risk environment.
- Commodity Price Spikes: Notable volatility in food, energy, and precious metals prices, driven by environmental and geopolitical factors.
- Economic Growth Disparities

ASCRI Report: Q2 2023
The Achilles Supply Chain Resilience Index (ASCRI) for Q2 2023 offers an in-depth view of the supply chain landscape, reflecting a period of cautious progress amid global economic shifts. This edition captures the subtle movements in resilience scores and provides a detailed analysis of the factors influencing supply chain stability and economic performance.
Download the quarterly ASCRI Report to learn more about the supply chain impacts of:
- The subtle improvement in index shifts
- Price volatility for key supply chain inputs
- Supplier performance across Environmental, Social, Governance, Health & Safety, and Financial
- Central banks’ strategies to tackle inflation without pushing economies into recession

ASCRI Report: Q1 2023
The Achilles Supply Chain Resilience Index (ASCRI) for Q1 2023 reveals a nuanced outlook for both supply chain resilience and the global economy. While improvements have been observed in supply chain resilience over the past two quarters, the overall outlook remains modest, with many consumers and businesses still facing considerable challenges.
Download the quarterly ASCRI Report to learn more about the supply chain impacts of:
- Suggestion of a prolonged period of slower economic expansion
- Persistent high inflation
- Geopolitical conflicts
- Weakened consumer spending

ASCRI Report: Q3 2022
In the latest ASCRI report, we explore the trends and indicators that have led to an overall marginal decrease in risk as we move from the ‘very high’ risk category to ”high’. Download the quarterly ASCRI Report to learn more about the supply chain the impacts of:
- Businesses adapting to the reality of ‘long conflict’ with ongoing Ukrainian-Russian conflict
- COVID restrictions in China on the construction sector
- A fall in consumer confidence as inflation rises globally
- Recessions in major economic areas, like the Europe Union, expected to persist throughout 2023
