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Disaster Relief Supply Chains

On one hand, a disaster relief operation could be viewed as a supply chain operating under an extreme supply chain disruption. On the other hand, a disaster relief operation could also be viewed as a supply chain operating with extreme supply chain flexibility or extreme supply chain agility.

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Supply Chain Risk and Vulnerability in Indonesia

Indonesia. A logistical challenge for any supply chain, if not a logistical nightmare, and thus prone to supply chain disruptions. One would think that supply chain risk management would find fertile soil here, but does it?

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Supply chain risk management – a literature review

Is it possible to summarize seven years of supply chain risk management research and find a common theme or definition of what supply chain risk is all about?

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Seconds From Disaster
Accidents don't just happen. They are a chain of critical events leading up to the disaster. Everyon[...]
The six ways of dealing with risk
Classic risk management literature acknowledges four ways of dealing with risk after establishing a [...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book Review: The Geography of Transport Systems
This is a book I've wanted to lay my hands on for a long time. The Geography of Transport Systems by[...]
Can your business take a blow?
Are you prepared for whatever mishaps your business throws at you? If you're not, you better start l[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
28 Global Risks in 2015
The  World Economic Forum Global Risks Reports. I first came across them in 2008, when the hyperopti[...]
Supply Chain Security
Today's supply chains circle the globe and form the backbone of world trade and a are major factor i[...]
from HERE and THERE
Supply Chain Management - Emergency Management
Yes. No doubt about it. Reduction, Readiness, Response and Recovery are four key elements in the New[...]
JavalancheTM – analyzing hazards to roads
Traditionally, in studying the effect of hazards on roads, a hazard map is prepared based on the haz[...]