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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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- March 9, 2010
- 06:01 PM
- 41 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
- 42 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
- 42 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
- March 3, 2010
- 01:40 AM
- 50 views
Risk Disablers
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
My latest acquaintance in supply chain risk research methodology is developing drivers and dependants using interpretive structural modelling (ISM). This is good example of how it can be applied.... Read more »
Faisal, M., Banwet, D., & Shankar, R. (2006) Supply chain risk mitigation: modeling the enablers. Business Process Management Journal, 12(4), 535-552. DOI: 10.1108/14637150610678113
- February 28, 2010
- 11:40 PM
- 42 views
Community resilience in times of disaster
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Can public-private partnerships improve community resilience? The answer: In order to achieve community resilience, public and private owners of critical infrastructures and key resources must work together, before, during and after a disaster.
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Stewart, G., Kolluru, R., & Smith, M. (2009) Leveraging public-private partnerships to improve community resilience in times of disaster. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 39(5), 343-364. DOI: 10.1108/09600030910973724
- February 26, 2010
- 05:11 AM
- 76 views
Certain death: Not risky. Uncertain death: risky.
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
If you know for sure that things will go wrong, there really is no risk. If you don’t know for sure that things will go wrong, then there is a risk. That’s the basic assumption in a paper I just read. It may sound like a bold statement, but technically speaking, it is a true [ ... ]... Read more »
AVEN, T. (2009) Identification of safety and security critical systems and activities. Reliability Engineering , 94(2), 404-411. DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2008.04.001
- February 23, 2010
- 08:11 AM
- 56 views
Information Risk Management
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Openness, partnering, trust and particularly sharing of information has often been cited as one way to reduce supply chain risk. The more you know, and know early enough, the less surprised you may be about unforeseen developments. However, information sharing has its own set of risks. Information risks management in supply chains: an assessment and [ ... ]... Read more »
Faisal, M., Banwet, D., & Shankar, R. (2007) Information risks management in supply chains: an assessment and mitigation framework. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 20(6), 677-699. DOI: 10.1108/17410390710830727
- February 20, 2010
- 11:32 AM
- 51 views
Risk Analysis of Critical Infrastructures
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
The vulnerability of critical infrastructures is a recurring theme on this blog, and today’s article has been on my mind for a while. What I like about Critical infrastructures at risk: A need for a new conceptual approach and extended analytical tool by Wolfgang Kröger is how it couples critical infrastructures, showing how one is [ ... ]... Read more »
KROGER, W. (2008) Critical infrastructures at risk: A need for a new conceptual approach and extended analytical tools☆. Reliability Engineering , 93(12), 1781-1787. DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2008.03.005
- February 12, 2010
- 05:13 AM
- 88 views
Supply Chain Risk: Invasive Species
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
With 90% of world trade carried by sea, the global network ships criss-crossing the oceans provide perhaps the most important mode of transportation, not only for human mobility and for the exchange of goods, but also for the spread of invasive species that “hitch-hike” with these ships, particularly in the ballast tanks. These invasive species [ ... ]... Read more »
Pablo Kaluza, Andrea Kölzsch, Michael T. Gastner, & Bernd Blasius. (2010) The complex network of global cargo ship movements. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. arXiv: 1001.2172v1
- January 4, 2010
- 11:42 PM
- 182 views
SME: A supply chain risk?
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Does having Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in your supply chain constitute an increased exposure to supply chain risk? Particularly if these SMEs occupy business-critical positions in the supply chain?... Read more »
Finch, P. (2004) Supply chain risk management. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 9(2), 183-196. DOI: 10.1108/13598540410527079
- January 3, 2010
- 06:01 PM
- 180 views
Supply Chain Risk Literature: a complete review
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Finally, here it is, the complete review of supply chain risk. At least by the looks of it. Supply chain risks: a review and typology, is a 2009 article by two scholars from the University of Kentucky, Shashank Rao and Thomas J Goldsby, who review, synthesize and typify some 160 or so articles in supply [ ... ]... Read more »
Rao, S., & Goldsby, T. (2009) Supply chain risks: a review and typology. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 20(1), 97-123. DOI: 10.1108/09574090910954864
- December 15, 2009
- 12:47 AM
- 183 views
Security issues in maritime supply chains
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
This week’s focus are risks in the maritime supply chain and today’s article reflects on security in maritime supply chains and suggests that the complex interaction of ports, maritime operations and supply chains creates vulnerabilities that extends beyond the immediate shipping line.
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BARNES, P., & OLORUNTOBA, R. (2005) Assurance of security in maritime supply chains: Conceptual issues of vulnerability and crisis management. Journal of International Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.09.008
- December 15, 2009
- 12:42 AM
- 187 views
Risk and vulnerability in maritime supply chains
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
This week’s focus are risks in the maritime supply chain. Today’s article reflects on security in maritime supply chains: Assurance of security in maritime supply chains: Conceptual issues of vulnerability and crisis management by Paul Barnes and Richard Oloruntoba from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, suggests that the complex interaction of ports, [ ... ]... Read more »
BARNES, P., & OLORUNTOBA, R. (2005) Assurance of security in maritime supply chains: Conceptual issues of vulnerability and crisis management. Journal of International Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.09.008
- December 7, 2009
- 06:03 PM
- 229 views
Risk: stochastically speaking
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
This is not your typical journal article on supply chain risk. It starts out as an easy read, reviewing the literature and discussing risk sources and risk consequences, but ends in an inconclusive and unsurmountable stack of equations not suited for the stochastically uninitiated researcher like me. Nonetheless, the arguments leading up to the equations are definitely worth reflecting on. In particular, the difference between external risks and risk externalities are worth noting.
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Tapiero, C., & Grando, A. (2008) Risks and supply chains. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 9(3), 199. DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2008.019740
- December 6, 2009
- 06:01 PM
- 251 views
Supply Chain Confidence
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Did a 2001 white paper turn into a 2004 academic journal article just like that? In Mitigating supply chain risk through improved confidence, Martin Christopher and Hau Lee explore the impact confidence has on supply chain performance. Interestingly this 2004 article also appears as a 2001 white paper on supply chain confidence published by the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum. Is the journal article just a re-published white paper?... Read more »
Christopher, M., & Lee, H. (2004) Mitigating supply chain risk through improved confidence. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 34(5), 388-396. DOI: 10.1108/09600030410545436
- December 3, 2009
- 06:01 PM
- 199 views
Risk & Vulnerability
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Written 12 years ago, but still holds true. Supply chains are increasingly becoming complex systems of webs and networks and the system thinking that already pervaded Einarsson and Rausand (1997) An Approach to Vulnerability Analysis of Complex Industrial Systems is today still applicable to toady's supply chains. In fact, there is little difference between vulnerability in supply chains and vulnerability in complex industrial systems.... Read more »
Einarsson, S., & Rausand, M. (1998) An Approach to Vulnerability Analysis of Complex Industrial Systems. Risk Analysis, 18(5), 535-546. DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1998.tb00367.x
- December 2, 2009
- 06:02 PM
- 204 views
Risky ramblings
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Why such a title? The abstract of this article promises to highlight six areas of supply chain risk and discuss these at length, showing how they are endemic to the extended enterprise, and develop a typology for categorizing them. And indeed, a lengthy discussion it is, hence the “rambling”. That said, it is a lengthy discussion not to be missed.
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Spekman, R., & Davis, E. (2004) Risky business: expanding the discussion on risk and the extended enterprise. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 34(5), 414-433. DOI: 10.1108/09600030410545454
- November 30, 2009
- 07:01 PM
- 230 views
Perspectives on risk management in supply chains
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Today’s article is actually not an article on it’s own, but an editorial to a special 2009 issue of the Journal of Operations Management, dedicated to supply chain risk. Although Perspectives on risk management in supply chains by Ram Narasimhan, and Srinivas Talluri aims mostly at presenting the articles in this special issue, they also [ ... ]... Read more »
Narasimhan, R., & Talluri, S. (2009) Perspectives on risk management in supply chains. Journal of Operations Management, 27(2), 114-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2009.02.001
- November 27, 2009
- 02:49 AM
- 289 views
Road Vulnerability
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Today we are going back in time, to one of the seminal articles in road vulnerability that has laid the groundwork for many researchers, and has been cited by not few authors since it was first published. It is a conceptual paper that provides the basis for why road vulnerability needs to be a more important issue than it usually is considered as. It is also the first paper to develop a framework for measuring road vulnerability.... Read more »
Berdica, K. (2002) An introduction to road vulnerability: what has been done, is done and should be done. Transport Policy, 9(2), 117-127. DOI: 10.1016/S0967-070X(02)00011-2
- November 23, 2009
- 11:43 PM
- 259 views
Emergency Logistics
by Jan Husdal in Supply Chain Risk Research & Literature Review
Can commercial logistics’ ideas and solutions work in humanitarian supply chains? Well, perhaps they could work, but in most cases they won’t, simply because there is a profound lack of technical logistics knowledge in many aid agencies and even more so, very few experienced logisticians working in the Humanitarian Aid community. This scarcity of qualified logistics know-how impacts directly on the functioning of the relief effort.
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Beresford, A., & Pettit, S. (2009) Emergency logistics and risk mitigation in Thailand following the Asian tsunami. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 13(1), 7. DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2009.026387
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