What are the most common supply chain and logistics risks that businesses and logistics providers have to deal with? Here is a study that provides the most complete answer to that question that I have seen to date. Risikomanagement in der Supply Chain – Status Quo und Herausforderungen aus Industrie-, Handels- und Dienstleisterperspektive by Hans-Christian Pfohl, Philipp Gallus and Holger Köhler is a meticulous study from Germany that speaks for itself in describing which risks that have which probability and which impact among businesses and among logistics providers. Note that I use supply chain and logistics risks. That is because this study separates business risks from logistics providers risk, and that is a novel approach I haven’t seen too often.

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