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Supply chain vulnerability: Mitigation strategies

Which mitigation strategy that works best when faced with which supply chain catastrophe? This is a paper that every supply chain manager should read, at least once.

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Measuring supply chain risk management

There can be no generally valid risk for all types of supply chains, but risks must be defined from within the context of the supply chain that is the subject of analysis.

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Measuring supply chain risk management

Each individual supply chain is unique in certain respects and this uniqueness may require unique approaches to the management of the risks involved.

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Less supply chain disruptions with vendor managed inventory?

How does a traditional supply chain compare to a vendor managed inventory supply chain when it comes to performance during disruptions?

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Hamilton's Circle of Risk
Searching for background information in my preparation for tomorrow's lecture on supply chain risk, [...]
The difference between legal and illegal supply chains
For a budding researcher, other people's PhD papers or dissertations can be a true inspiration and g[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book review: Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application
I really enjoyed reading Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application by Tefvik Nas.  I used this b[...]
Book review: GIS for Transportation
Having been a student with Harvey Miller at the University of Utah 2000-2002 probably makes my revie[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Supply Chain and Transport Risk
We are living in a new world of risk that is making this world unprecedentedly complex and challengi[...]
Zycus and the Supply Risk Explosion
"Ten or fifteen years ago, you could not convince most procurement and supply-chain professionals to[...]
from HERE and THERE
The European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit
In the current financial downturn what should be - or what will be - on the mind of supply chain and[...]
Suites - what suites?
I have been swamped with work this week. In fact, so swamped that I forgot to watch episode two of "[...]