Fire-Side Chat: Navigating Supply Chain Constraints & Equipment Lead Times to Prevent Rising Costs & Project Delays
- Securing long-lead equipment early while accounting for Canada–US cross-border procurement dependencies and extended manufacturing lead times
- Coordinating procurement strategies with US-based vendors and global manufacturers to manage fragmented supply chains and reduce cross-border delivery risk into Canada
- Exploring opportunities to diversify into more local Canadian supply chains to reduce reliance on international manufacturing and improve delivery certainty
- Managing tariff exposure, FX volatility, and North American manufacturing constraints to protect project budgets and avoid late-stage design or procurement changes