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Robustness, flexibility and resilience

Posted on 2008-04-28 by

In a previous post I discussed the issue of Flexibility and robustness to reduce risk and uncertainty. Since then a new term has emerged: resilience, and today I will take a look at that.

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Tags: agility, flexibility, resilience, robustness, supply chain flexibility, supply chain resilience, supply chain risk, supply chain robustness

Why risk is the buzzword in supply chain management

Posted on 2008-04-26 by

What is supply chain risk? Today I will take a closer look at the chapter titled “Managing risk in the supply chain” in Logistics & Supply Chain Management by Christopher Martin.

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Tags: Christopher Martin, logistics, supply chain risk, supply chain vulnerability

Supply chains compete, not companies

Posted on 2008-04-22 by

Martin Christopher’s particular research interests lie at the interface between marketing and logistics reflecting his belief that these two critical activities underpin superior supply chain performance.

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Tags: Christopher Martin, supply chain risk, supply chain strategy

Three steps to make your supply chain less vulnerable

Posted on 2008-04-18 by

To make the supply chain more resilient, businesses need to do more than just think about the problem; they must prepare to act effectively, and find the optimal tradeoff between disruption costs and mitigation costs.

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Tags: reliability, resilience, supply chain resilience, supply chain risk, supply chain robustness, supply chain vulnerability, vulnerability

International Supply Chain Risk Management

Posted on 2008-04-11 by

The International Supply Chain Risk Management Network (ISCRIM) is a network of academics interested in how to handle different types of risks in the supply chain. The main purpose of the ISCRIM-network is to speed up, and improve, the research within “Supply Chain Risk Management”.

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Tags: international supply chain risk management network, iscrim, supply chain networks, supply chain risk

International Conference on Flexible Supply Chains in a Global Economy

Posted on 2008-01-18 by

Since this conference is held right at my doorstep I thought I should promote it, especially since my research topic Uncertainty and Disruption in the Supply Chain is one of the topics that is covered.

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Tags: conference, høgskolen i molde, molde university college, supply chain flexibility

Do you know where your truck fleet is right now? No? You should.

Posted on 2007-12-31 by

GPS technology, such as the GPS Insight vehicle tracking system, can not only pinpoint any vehicle’s exact location, it can also transfer a wealth of detailed information about each vehicle.

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Tags: gps, vehicle routing, vehicle tracking

Oslo airport shut-down…lessons learned?

Posted on 2007-12-23 by

The airline industry is a highly competitive market and even established airlines like SAS have been forced to give in low-cost carriers and reduce their own prices. But slashing ticket prices often causes slashing service too, in order to keep expenses down. However, the long-term costs of loosing passenger loyalty compared to the short-term costs of dealing with an emergency cannot be underestimated.

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Tags: airlines, airport shut-down, customer service, force majeure, osl, oslo airport, transport vulnerability

Why we need to think the unthinkable

Posted on 2007-12-10 by

To think the unthinkable, to plan for the unthinkable is maybe not what is most on people’s mind and more often than not, it is only after a crisis that our thinking shifts. Then however, it may be too late.

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Tags: business continuity, resilience, supply chain resilience, vulnerability

Supply Chain Management – Emergency Management

Posted on 2007-12-09 by

Readiness, Response and Recovery are four key elements in the New Zealand Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. But how can this be related to supply chain management?

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Tags: business continuity, emergency management, new zealand, resilience, resilient organisations, Sheffi Yossi, supply chain resilience, supply chain risk, supply chain robustness, supply chain vulnerability

Impact assessment of road transportation projects

Posted on 2007-10-09 by

The strength of the Norwegian impact assesment method is how non-monetizable impacts are handled and integrated with the framework of the impact assessment. The significance of the various impacts is then assessed by combining the value and the magnitude of impact on five criteria: landscape/cityscape, community life and outdoor recreation, cultural heritage, natural environment and natural resources.

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Tags: cost-benefit analysis, samferdsel, statens vegvesen, transport economics

The Swedish Road Network – Vulnerable or not?

Posted on 2007-09-15 by

The increase in generalised travel costs weighted by the satisfied or unsatisfied demand when network links are closed is used as a measure of vulnerability for a case study in Northern Sweden, and applied to the terms of importance and exposure.

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Tags: Jenelius Erik, reliability, road network, transport vulnerability, vulnerability

Is Your Supply Chain Vulnerable?

Posted on 2007-09-02 by

Supply chain vulnerability is an important business issue, but little research has been undertaken into supply chain vulnerabilities. Recently I came across a report on Supply Chain Vulnerability published as early as 2002 by the Cranfield University.

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Tags: Christopher Martin, Peck Helen, risk, supply chain risk, supply chain vulnerability, transport vulnerability, vulnerability

How to disrupt a supply chain

Posted on 2007-08-26 by

A typical supply chain consists of a company with incoming raw materials from an upstream supplier and outgoing products to a downstream customer.
A supply chain is characterized by its locational and organizational design.
There are many potential disruptions to a supply chain.
The potential disruptions may or may not influence locational decisions.
The impact and severity of disruptions depends on both locational vulnerability and organizational adaptability.

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Tags: locational disadvantage, risk, supply chain disruption, supply chain risk, supply chain vulnerability, vulnerability

Cost-Benefit Analysis – an essay about valuation problems

Posted on 2007-01-05 by

Reliability and vulnerability are important elements in ensuring a smooth 24/7 operation of transportation networks, road networks in particular, and cost-benefit analyses of transportation projects should take this into account. One way of doing this is to say that investments in improved reliability constitute a cost and thereby saved disruption costs constitute a benefit.

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Tags: cost-benefit analysis, reliability, transport vulnerability, vulnerability

Flexibility and robustness as options to reduce risk and uncertainty

Posted on 2004-12-15 by

This paper will first present the main risks that are facing any company. Then, the available options to reduce these risks will be considered. Finally, in relation to these risks, flexibility and robustness will be introduced as a tool to handle uncertainties (risks).

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Tags: flexibility, resilience, risk, robustness, supply chain flexibility, supply chain risk, supply chain robustness, supply chain vulnerability

ArcView Network Analyst Tutorial

Posted on 2002-12-05 by

This tutorial was developed by Jan Husdal at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 2000-2002. It shows how to solve 3 categories of network analysis problems; Find Best Route, Find Closest Facility and Find Service Area, and it comes complete with exercise data and solutions.

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Tags: arcview network analyst, gis, network analysis, transport gis

Pålitelighet og sårbarhet av transportsystemer

Posted on 2002-05-05 by

Transportsystemer som veg og jernbane danner ryggraden i et moderne samfunn. Påliteligheten og sårbarheten i et transportsystem blir dermed avgjørende faktorer ikke bare i konkurranse- og markedsøyemed, men også i beredskapssammenheng, for å kunne opprettholde normal samfunnsdrift.

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Tags: critical infrastructure, pålitelighet, risikohåndtering, samferdsel, sårbarhet, transport vulnerability, transportation lifelines

The reliability and vulnerability of transportation lifelines

Posted on 2002-04-25 by

Transportation networks like freeways and interstate highways are the main backbone of modern society. Consequently, the reliability or vulnerability of any transportation network is thus a decisive factor not only in terms of market outreach and competition, but also in terms of continuity, to ensure a 24/7 operation of the community we live in.

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Tags: critical infrastructure, reliability, risk, transport vulnerability, transportation lifelines, vulnerability

JavalancheTM – analyzing hazards to roads

Posted on 2002-04-04 by

Traditionally, in studying the effect of hazards on roads, a hazard map is prepared based on the hazard in question, the contributing factors and then overlaid with a road map. If the road or a buffer around its vicinity intersects hazard areas, these areas constitute a potential threat. In the approach used in this procedure, imagine traveling along the road and looking to either side for hazards.

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Tags: gis, java, risk visualization, transport gis

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