The link between force majeure and a black swan event matters to your business. They are key elements in the reliability in your supply chain.
A black swan event, as reported by the iconic NY Times, March 19, 2011: “The details of this catastrophe (the Japan quake, tsunami, and nuclear tragedies) were unforeseeable, leading some to conclude this was a black swan event–something so wildly unexpected, so enormous in its impact, that it seems to defy our understanding and expose the fragility of our knowledge of the world. How could anyone have predicted this.” Please ignore the curtain and commence wringing your hands.