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German Autos at risk? Perhaps not.

An empirical analysis of supply chain risk management in the German automotive industry shows that the group using reactive supply chain risk management seems to do better in terms of disruptions resilience or the reduction of the bullwhip effect, whereas the group pursuing preventive supply chain risk management seems to do better as to flexibility or safety stocks.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
The six ways of dealing with risk
Classic risk management literature acknowledges four ways of dealing with risk after establishing a [...]
Managing risk in global supply chains
The book Strategies for Building Successful Global Businesses, by the INSEAD-Wharton Alliance on Glo[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Organizing Resilience
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Risk and resilience in maritime logistics
This week's focus are risks in the maritime supply chain and today's paper sets out a framework for [...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
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Supply Chain Security
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from HERE and THERE
Cost-Benefit Analysis – an essay about valuation problems
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Research Blogging - for the investigative mind?
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