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a gateway to journal articles, research papers, books, websites and other resources in Supply Chain Risk and Business Continuity, personally collected and in-depth reviewed by Jan Husdal, a researcher, consultant, PhD-student and academic in spe from Norway.
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- August 30, 2010
- 03:48 AM
- 26 views
Infrastructure Vulnerability
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
This paper describes an infrastructure risk analysis model, considering possible threats and potential impacts. Their model follows the commonly accepted risk assessment method of fault and event trees and provides a systematic process to conduct vulnerability modelling, assessment and management across different infrastructures, allowing for rank-ordering of alternatives and scenario bounding. ... Read more »
Ezell, B., Farr, J., & Wiese, I. (2000) Infrastructure Risk Analysis Model. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 6(3), 114. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2000)6:3(114)
- August 28, 2010
- 03:00 AM
- 52 views
Importance and Exposure – Measures of Road Network Vulnerability?
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
The paper calculates several indices for link importance and site exposure for the Swedish road network, based on the increase in generalized travel cost when links are closed. [ ... ]... Read more »
JENELIUS, E., PETERSEN, T., & MATTSSON, L. (2006) Importance and exposure in road network vulnerability analysis. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 40(7), 537-560. DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2005.11.003
- August 23, 2010
- 04:28 PM
- 57 views
Supply Chain Risk: Culture Shock
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Is culture shock the reason why so many global and cross-culture business relationships fail? When it comes to Western buyers and Chinese suppliers this may very well be the case, and while issues related to product quality or supplier reliability may seem as the obvious cause externally, cultural differences may be the root cause internally. [ ... ]... Read more »
Jia, F., & Rutherford, C. (2010) Mitigation of supply chain relational risk caused by cultural differences between China and the West. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 21(2), 251-270. DOI: 10.1108/09574091011071942
- July 1, 2010
- 08:15 AM
- 112 views
Mitigating Supply Chain Vulnerability
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Here is a risk assessment index that can be used to measure the vulnerability of different supply chain structures. [ ... ]... Read more »
Neureuther, B., & Kenyon, G. (2009) Mitigating Supply Chain Vulnerability. Journal of Marketing Channels, 16(3), 245-263. DOI: 10.1080/10466690902934532
- June 19, 2010
- 09:32 AM
- 134 views
The causes of logistics uncertainty
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Logistics uncertainty – a new research strand in supply chain risk research? So it would seem, as this is the fourth time I’ve come across the authors of today’s article. In their most recent article Evaluating the causes of uncertainty on logistics operations, just out, Vasco Sanchez-Rodrigues, Andrew Potter and Mohamed M. Naim further explore their transport uncertainty triad model which they started on some years ago, and whose articles have been mentioned on this blog in ........ Read more »
Sanchez-Rodrigues, Vasco, Potter, Andrew, & Naim, Mohamed M. (2010) Evaluating the causes of uncertainty in logistics operations. International Journal of Logistics Management, 21(1), 45-64. info:/
- June 11, 2010
- 07:47 AM
- 140 views
State of the art in SCRM?
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Supply chain risk management is a process with 5 evolutionary steps, involving no less than 17 underlying [ ... ]... Read more »
Pfohl, H., Köhler, H., & Thomas, D. (2010) State of the art in supply chain risk management research: empirical and conceptual findings and a roadmap for the implementation in practice. Logistics Research, 2(1), 33-44. DOI: 10.1007/s12159-010-0023-8
- April 29, 2010
- 06:01 PM
- 173 views
What goes into resilience?
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Resilience, in essence, is bridging vulnerabilities by honing capabilities. Seldom have I seen such a comprehensive yet to the point article on supply chain resilience that satisfies both academia and the industry at the same [ ... ]... Read more »
Pettit, Timothy J, Fiksel, Joseph, & Croxton, Keely L. (2010) Ensuring supply chain resilience: Development of a conceptual framework. Journal of Business Logistics, 31(1), 1-21. info:/
- April 23, 2010
- 01:28 AM
- 157 views
Managing risk together
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
How do risks in supply relationships and and organizational learning play out in risk management? The idea is that supply chain partners collaborate as a response to uncertainty in the supply and in consequence develop a learning supply chain, in which they share information. ... Read more »
HALLIKAS, J., PUUMALAINEN, K., VESTERINEN, T., & VIROLAINEN, V. (2005) Risk-based classification of supplier relationships. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 11(2-3), 72-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2005.10.005
- April 15, 2010
- 06:01 PM
- 1,330 views
Not all risk is risk
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
The article lists and discusses eight risk definitions, and then suggests an alternative and comprehensive definition that captures all aspects of [ ... ]... Read more »
Aven, T. (2010) On how to define, understand and describe risk. Reliability Engineering , 95(6), 623-631. DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.01.011
- April 12, 2010
- 06:04 PM
- 192 views
Supply chain vulnerability: A list of mitigation strategies
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
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 [ ... ]... Read more »
Stecke, K., & Kumar, S. (2009) Sources of Supply Chain Disruptions, Factors That Breed Vulnerability, and Mitigating Strategies. Journal of Marketing Channels, 16(3), 193-226. DOI: 10.1080/10466690902932551
- April 9, 2010
- 04:17 PM
- 271 views
Risk versus vulnerability
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
What is risk, and what is vulnerability? While connected, they are not the same and it is important to see the difference. In this paper safety and security are brought together in a unifying risk and vulnerability framework that covers both accidental and malicious events.... Read more »
AVEN, T. (2007) A unified framework for risk and vulnerability analysis covering both safety and security. Reliability Engineering , 92(6), 745-754. DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.03.008
- April 4, 2010
- 09:53 AM
- 200 views
Friend or foe or both?
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Supply chain collaboration, easy or difficult? And can it really work? In theory yes, but in reality? Maybe not. While supply chain collaboration has been hailed by many as the way to improve supply chain performance, more often than not supply chain partnerships fails miserably, because the required prerequisites are not met by [ ... ]... Read more »
Kampstra, R., Ashayeri, J., & Gattorna, J. (2006) Realities of supply chain collaboration. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 17(3), 312-330. DOI: 10.1108/09574090610717509
- April 2, 2010
- 06:29 PM
- 241 views
Flexing your SCM muscles
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
A supply chain is never stronger than its weakest link. Rigid supply chains are particularly weak, unlike flexible supply chains that can bend and adapt to new situations. Flexible supply chains can indeed “flex” their supply chain management muscles (pun intended) and show the strength that lies in them. With transportation being a key ingredient [ ... ]... Read more »
Naim, M., Potter, A., Mason, R., & Bateman, N. (2006) The role of transport flexibility in logistics provision. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 17(3), 297-311. DOI: 10.1108/09574090610717491
- March 29, 2010
- 04:28 PM
- 211 views
Shrink Shrank Shrunk
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
A missed classic? Perhaps, because after reading this article I realized that this in many ways is a seminal paper. Rachel Mason-Jones and Dennis Towill are not unknown to me, and I’ve come across their names time and again, but this is probably the first time I delved more deeply into their research and their [ ... ]... Read more »
Mason-Jones, R., & Towill, D. (1998) Shrinking the supply chain uncertainty circle. IOM Control Magazine, 24(7). info:/
- March 28, 2010
- 11:40 AM
- 269 views
Transportation – the forgotten staple
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
What a difference a title makes. I only found this article because it was referenced in another article. Why? Because it never occurred to me to search for articles on “risk” using “uncertainty” as a keyword. Bummer. Risk is undeniably linked to uncertainty, but I have never made that mental connection and never [ ... ]... Read more »
Rodrigues, V., Stantchev, D., Potter, A., Naim, M., & Whiteing, A. (2008) Establishing a transport operation focused uncertainty model for the supply chain. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 38(5), 388-411. DOI: 10.1108/09600030810882807
Bask, A. (2001) Relationships among TPL providers and members of supply chains – a strategic perspective. Journal of Business , 16(6), 470-486. DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006021
- March 27, 2010
- 05:59 AM
- 251 views
Ménage à trois – the good, the bad and the ugly
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
No, it’s not what you perhaps think it is...hidden affairs and luscious constellations in the supply chain. Well, maybe it is, depending on your point of view. What it technically speaking is about, in boring laymen terms is this: The 9 archetypes of buyer-supplier-relationships in triads. ... Read more »
CHOI, T., & WU, Z. (2009) TRIADS IN SUPPLY NETWORKS: THEORIZING BUYER-SUPPLIER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 45(1), 8-25. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2009.03151.x
- March 25, 2010
- 06:20 PM
- 236 views
Humanitarian aid is better when decentralized
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Humanitarian operations rely heavily on logistics in uncertain, risky, and urgent contexts, making them a very different field of application for supply chain management principles than that of traditional businesses. Decentralization, pre-positioning and pooling of relief items are key success factors for dramatic improvements in humanitarian operations performance in disaster response and recovery. So say [ ... ]... Read more »
Gatignon, A., Van Wassenhove, L., & Charles, A. (2010) The Yogyakarta earthquake: Humanitarian relief through IFRC's decentralized supply chain. International Journal of Production Economics. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.01.003
- March 9, 2010
- 06:01 PM
- 276 views
Pyramidal thoughts
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
A promising title with promising content? Perhaps. If you are a supply chain or logistics professional, looking for a paper that discusses the intricacies of managing a supply chain in a disaster area, how to prepare and how to recover, this is NOT it. However, if you are a supply chain or logistics academic or [ ... ]... Read more »
Jr, R. (2009) The supply chain crisis and disaster pyramid: A theoretical framework for understanding preparedness and recovery. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 39(7), 619-628. DOI: 10.1108/09600030910996288
- March 7, 2010
- 06:27 PM
- 228 views
Contingent flexibility
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Can contingency planning increase flexibility and minimize risk exposure to supply chain disruptions? Obviously yes, but what is it about the contingency planning process that relates to flexibility? That question is asked by Joseph B Skipper and Joe B Hanna in Minimizing supply chain disruption risk through enhanced flexibility. Surprisingly, this article suggests that only [ ... ]... Read more »
Skipper, J., & Hanna, J. (2009) Minimizing supply chain disruption risk through enhanced flexibility. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 39(5), 404-427. DOI: 10.1108/09600030910973742
- March 5, 2010
- 02:45 AM
- 229 views
Managing supply chains in times of crisis
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
How do you prepare a supply chain for a crisis, and how do you manage a supply chain when the unexpected hits you? While not providing a direct answer to this question, a group of researchers from the Texas AM University, has scoured some 118 peer-reviewed and published articles and come up a classification scheme [ ... ]... Read more »
Natarajarathinam, M., Capar, I., & Narayanan, A. (2009) Managing supply chains in times of crisis: a review of literature and insights. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 39(7), 535-573. DOI: 10.1108/09600030910996251
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