Indonesia. 17000 islands spread over a distance of 6000 kilometres. Mega-cities and remote desolate villages side by side. Congested freeways and dirt roads just a short distance apart. Home to frequent earthquakes and volcano eruptions, mudslides and flooding in the rainy season. 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? According to what Rofyanto Kurniawan and Suhaiza Zailani wrote in Supply Chain Vulnerability and Mitigation Strategy of the Manufacturing Firms in Indonesia: Manager’s Perspectives, Indonesia still has a long way to go.

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