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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Supply Chain Disruptions"”.
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Firms' Resilience to Supply Chain Disruptions
… of three papers related to firms' resiliency to supply chain disruptions. The first paper seeks to evaluate the effects of supply chain disruptions on firms' performance by using a recent dataset of supply chain disruptions. To this end, we analyzed operating and stock market performances of over …
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Evaluating upstream supply chain disruptions with partial availability
… outsourcing, and the emphasis on lean supply chains continue to shape the supply chain industry. These trends have increased the prevalence and severity of disruptions to upstream supply. Disruptions to upstream supply can delay and potentially halt the flow of necessary materials …
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Supply chain disruptions : managing risks vs. managing crises
This thesis looks at two back-to-back disruptive supply chain events, one due to a sole-supplier's bankruptcy and the other caused by Hurricane Rita, that occurred at a specialty chemical company, and uses these examples to demonstrate how managing crises is more costly than managing risks. In …
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NETWORK OPTIMIZATION TO MODEL RANDOM RISK OF SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS
The U.S. Navy’s supply chain stretches globally, supporting the fleet in multiple theaters to enable sustained forward presence, security, and deterrence. However, supply chains are subject to disruptions that slow materiel movements throughout the network, and these disruptions may severely hinder …
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Study of supply chain disruptions at a high tech corporation
Although supply chain disruptions are inevitable, frameworks have been developed for addressing supply chain risks. These frameworks present methods on mitigating, reducing or managing the risks through different approaches such as multiple sourcing. The research presented here identified two …
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Managing risks of supply-chain disruptions : dual sourcing as a real option
… firms should prepare against disruption in their supply-chain and focuses on how they can use real options to value dual sourcing strategies. As an introduction, it defines a general framework to help managers to think about supply chain disruptions and determine adapted strategies. The logic of …
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Application of Supply Chain Risk Management through visualization and value-at-risk quantification
Supply Chain Risk Management ("SCRM") is often discussed in business and academia but is still underdeveloped as a practical tool. Many studies have examined the effects of supply chain disruptions, and many studies have also produced tools for mitigating risk. However, there is still a need for an …
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Improving Supply Chain Resiliency through Solar Panel Delivery Optimization
… NextEra Energy Resources’ accelerated growth and disruptions in the solar panel supply chain, their solar panel allocation process is becoming more complex. This process results in a schedule that determines when to deliver close to 150 million solar panels to more than fifty project sites under …
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Supply Chain Disruption Management: A Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Model
Severe supply chain disruptions have a great impact on the firm. They can cause loss of sales to customers and lead to changes in the design and strategy of the supply chain. This research works focuses on supply chain disruption management. It presents an overall conceptual framework and a …
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Resilient by Design: A Supply Chain Digitalization Journey
In an era where supply chain disruptions have become increasingly relevant due to geopolitical and environmental factors, resilience has emerged as a critical focus for organizations worldwide. This is particularly true in the pharmaceutical sector, where ensuring an uninterrupted supply of medical …
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Risk management processes for managing disruptions in supply chains
The research focuses on formal supply chain disruption management (SCDM) processes and the usefulness of such procedures. Based on the risk management (R?) process, a generic SCDM process consists of the following interconnected phases: define context, identification, assessment, implementation and …
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Factors underlying companies response to supply chain disruption: a grounded theory approach
… importance of managing disruption risk in global supply chains. This research argues that supply chain disruptions are, de facto, unavoidable and consequently all complex supply chains can be considered inherently risky. This research focuses on a relatively unexplored issue in supply chain risk …
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Optimizing Demand Re-Allocation under Fixed Capacity Commitments
The automotive industry is suffering from large supply-chain disruptions and restrictions, and sourcing contracts are signed during concept and design phases, fixing capacity commitments years ahead of time based on highly inaccurate demand fore- casts. Companies struggle with demand variation and …
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Emerging Markets Penetration Strategy in the Deglobalization Era - A Case Study of the NEV Industry in Southeast Asia
… political instability, trade protectionism, and supply chain disruptions. Despite these challenges, there is an enduring need for businesses to explore new markets, particularly during the period when emerging markets are experiencing rapid growth. Among these emerging markets, Southeast Asia …
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Supply Chain Managers and Risk Behavior: Testing the Sitkin and Pablo Model
<p>The frequency of supply chain disruptions is increasing and the resulting costs amplify with the growth of supply chain density and complexity. Supply chain managers serve a pivotal role in ensuring continued firm competitiveness and success. Having the right person whose risk preferences, …
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Impact of COVID-19 on the use of project management methods, tools, and techniques in the construction sector in the Auckland region, New Zealand
… practices included remote working policies, supply chain disruptions, and skilled labour shortages. Practical implications for the construction sector involved optimising methodologies with a mix of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid methods. In response to the COVID-19 challenges, stakeholders are …
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Volume Mount Devices
… My current implementation leverages existing supply chains by incorporating SMD components on small tile PCBs, while establishing a pathway toward eventually replacing SMDs at the IC packaging level. I developed a hybrid assembly system combining 3D printing and pick-and-place automation to …
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Diagnosing Supply Chain Threats to Defense Innovation
… developing complex systems. However, persistent supply chain challenges threaten the success of defense prototyping projects, causing schedule delays, and diminished effectiveness. This research identifies the underlying causes of supply chain disruptions specific to Federal Acquisition …
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Spanning organisational and geographical boundaries: Understanding Supply Chain Risk Management in Hidden Champions
… possible otherwise. The underlying globalised supply chains are overly complex and increasingly vulnerable to disruptive events that have amplified over time but include the recent supply chain disruptions following the Covid 19-pandemic and affecting all industries. To successfully manage and …
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Mind the Skills Gap: A Conceptual Framework for Integrating Technology-mediated Learning in People-centric Production Systems
Climate change, supply chain disruptions, and an increasingly dynamic digital transformation are imposing major challenges on the manufacturing workforce. In particular, constantly changing and increasing skill requirements is a resulting key challenge for a mostly unprepared workforce. However, …
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