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Supply Chain Security

Today’s supply chains circle the globe and form the backbone of world trade and a are major factor in the global economy, and this increasingly tighter connected world is also increasingly dangerous, and it thus imperative to secure supply chains against any form of man-made and natural disruption.

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Vulnerable or valuable supply chain?

Supply chain integrity must encompass both operational and reputational dimensions. Companies must invest in enhancing the integrity of their supply chains, in a manner which balances operational objectives with reputational risks.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Supply Chain Risk Management - A relationship approach
I could have just re-used the title on my post on risks in supply networks from a couple days ago an[...]
Committed Americans and Trusting Germans
Obviously, selecting the right third-party logistics provider (3PL) for your supply chain is an impo[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book review: The Network Reliability of Transport
I guess you would have to have attended the conference yourself or be a researcher in this very fiel[...]
Book Review: Managing Risk and Security
One of my readers suggested this book to me via  a comment on my supply chain literature list pages[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
When disaster strikes...
...how does the transportation network recover? And why are transportation networks so essential to [...]
The supply chain of the future
A recent report by IBM, referenced by Supply Chain Digest in IBM Lays Out its Vision for the Supply [...]
from HERE and THERE
It's already happening...in Norway?
The food supply chain. Did you know that 25% of the world's food supply are lost because of spoilage[...]
Do you know where your truck fleet is right now? No? You should.
Vehicle routing and tracking has taken a giant leap forward Since I first wrote about in 1999 in my [...]