A system and method for supply chain and inventory risk management that
supplies inventory from a manufacturer to a plurality of customers. An
owner entity of the system is transferred a plurality of customer
agreements which describe requirements for the distribution of the
inventory to the customers in agreed-upon amounts in exchange for
agreed-upon payments. Transfer of the customer agreements allows an
electronic system of the owner entity to forecast and place orders
purchasing from the manufacturer the amount of inventory that will be
needed by the customers. Further, the transfer of the agreements
increases the certainty that inventory purchased by the owner will be
sold to the customer. The electronic owner system may also commission the
services of a logistics agent that is capable of providing shipping and
handling services customized to high-risk inventory, such as electronic
components, increasing the owner's profit on the sale of the inventory.