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Magnified Risk in Multi-Enterprise Supply Chains

Supply chain owners need to view their supply chain as a community, because supply chains are interconnected, and thus, magnify risk in multi-enterprise supply chains. Even if the manufacturing takes place out-house, product design should be kept in-house.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
The impact of supply chain glitches
The other day I wrote about supply chains and  disasters. Today I will deal with something that is m[...]
Robustness, resilience, flexibility and agility
robustness flexibility resilience
Several “buzzwords” have been linked to supply chain risk  management (SCRM) in various ways: robust[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book Review: Managing Risk and Resilience in the Supply Chain
This book is a gem. To me. Where Helen Peck in her article Reconciling supply chain vulnerability, r[...]
Book Review: Strategies and Tactics in Supply Chain Event Management
Operations Management and Logistics have been around for a while, but Supply Chain Management is a r[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Will Climate Change have an impact on transportation?
Many studies have already examined the potential impacts of climate change on broad sectors of the e[...]
How New Zealand develops resilient organisations
Is New Zealand better prepared for a disaster than other countries? As our infrastructure and organi[...]
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Overcoming locational disadvantage
Following up my previous post, Sparse transportation networks - a recipe for supply chain disruption[...]
Should you join the Supply Chain Network SCN?
I joined SCN two days ago, and it has been very rewarding so far. The Supply Chain Network SCN marke[...]