Supply Chain Risk Management Vulnerability and Resilience in Logistics [Hardcover]

Effective, sustainable supply chain networks are an integral part of any organization's success. However, in a global, rapidly evolving environment full of turbulence and uncertainty, supply chains are more vulnerable than ever. 

Now in its second edition,Supply Chain Risk Managementis essential reading for risk managers and supply chain managers or operators who want to know about the growing impact of risk on supply chains, its management and how to mitigate its effects. Using jargon-free, accessible language, it identifies both the possible effects that disruptions can cause and how to plan for them, discussing risks varying from traffic congestion to major environmental disasters. 

This practical book: 
- defines risk and supply chain management 
- explains current trends affecting supply chains 
- offers detailed guidance on how to identify and analyse the various risks to supply chains 
- describes approaches to risk management and steps needed for its implementation 
- gives practical advice on how to create a resilient supply chain and, in the worst case, how to plan for and respond to disasters 
- includes up-to-date case studies such as the BP oil spill and the Chilean mining disaster1 Working with Risk 
Risk and management
Growth of risk anagement
Risk in supply chains
2 Defining Risk Case StudyNorth Face Industries
Features of risk
Decisions and risk
Structure of decisions
Decisions with certainty
Decisioins with uncertainty
Decisions with risk
Decisions with ignorance
Managing risk
3 Supply Chain Management Case StudyJahan Brothers
Definitions 
Structure of a supply chain
Aims of supply chain management
Activities of logistics
Importance of logistics
Risk in the supply chain
4 Trends Affecting the Supply Chain 
Increasing risk
Road closure in WalSU