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Finding the right location – minimizing disruption costs

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Classical facility location models assume that once optimally located and set up, facilities will operate as planned, smoothly, and without interruption. In reality, though, operations seldom go as planned; interruptions, unscheduled downtime and failures occur every once in a while, with unplanned and unbudgeted disruption costs as a consequence.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Risk and Supply Chain Management - A Research Agenda
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Supply Chain Risk redefined?
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BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
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REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
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Supply Chain Security
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from HERE and THERE
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The curse of being oil-rich
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