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Corporate vulnerability

In this study, Svensson investigates the areas, the causes and the contingency planning of corporate vulnerability in upstream and downstream supply chains.Corporate vulnerability in supply chains stems from time dependence, functional dependence and relational dependence.

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Vulnerability in business relationships

The perceived trust and the perceived dependence in business relationships influence the perceived vulnerability. The higher the perceived dependence, the higher the perceived vulnerability. The higher the perceived trust, the lower the perceived vulnerability.

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Inbound and outbound vulnerability

In ‘A conceptual framework of vulnerability in firms’ inbound and outbound logistics flows.’, Göran Svensson separates inbound and outbound flows, adds 2 categories of disturbance (quantitative and qualitative), and also adds 2 sources of disturbance (atomistic and holistic) create 4 vulnerability scenarios.

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A conceptual framework for supply chain vulnerability

Separating the chaff from the wheat and diving straight into the essence of the paper, Svensson aligns his framework along two dimensions, categories of disturbance and sources of disturbance. He then divides the categories into either quantitative or qualitative disturbances. Sources of disturbance are either atomistic (direct) or holistic (indirect).

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Managing risk in global supply chains
The book Strategies for Building Successful Global Businesses, by the INSEAD-Wharton Alliance on Glo[...]
SCRIM is the new SCRM
Does supply chain risk management SCRM need another model? Perhaps. That's what a group of academics[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book Review: HBR on Supply Chain Management
Today we continue my exploration of the Harvard Business Review Paperback Series that I started yes[...]
The Handbook of Business Continuity Management
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REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Supply chain disruption risk on the rise
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Hiperos - the Integrated View of Supplier Risk
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from HERE and THERE
Why risk is the buzzword in supply chain management
A new field has emerged with the field of supply chain mangement. It's called supply chain risk. Wha[...]
Oslo airport shut-down...lessons learned?
Two days ago, Norway's major airport, Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) practically shut down due to weather con[...]