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Mitigating Supply Chain Vulnerability

Here is a risk assessment index that can be used to measure the vulnerability of different supply chain structures. While it is apparently straightforward to calculate this risk index, it is subject to a number of assumptions that are not equally straightforward to quantify.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
How to secure your supply chain - 4/7
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The six ways of dealing with risk
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BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
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REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Global Risks 2012
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from HERE and THERE
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