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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Supply chain risks"”.
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MODELLING AND SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF MARITIME CONTAINER SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS
Maritime container supply chains (MCSCs) is exposed to various risks arising from both internal operations and the external environment, and the increasing complexity of the modern global logistics system makes the situation even worse, thus causing a significant challenge to the effective risk …
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A proposed approach to assess supply chain risks to meet the new challenges in the Defense industry
… manufacturing readiness levels (T/MRL) of their supply base. There are 10 manufacturing & 9 technology readiness levels and specific levels need to be met for certain program milestones. DoD has released a set of questionnaires (Deskbooks), designed to evaluate the maturity levels of a supplier …
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The role of risks, collaboration and performance in the supply chain of manufacturing firms of Malaysia
… literature, it has been found that various supply chain issues not only disrupt core organization but a whole network and ultimately the economy. Previous studies show that there are limited studies available for supply chain risks. Likewise, the effects of supply chain risks on supply chain …
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The design of a decision support system for supply chain risk management
… focus of this thesis is the risk management of supply chains. Any factor that is likely to disrupt the procurement, production, or delivery of a good or a service constitutes a supply chain risk. As several case studies from around the world indicate [4], disruptions to an enterprise's supply …
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Quantifying and visualizing risk in the garment manufacturing supply chain
Supply chains are exposed to a variety of risks as they become more complex and geographically diverse. Disruptions due to these risks can be costly. Companies cannot hope to mitigate all of their supply chain risks. In order to focus risk management resources on locations in the supply chain with …
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Impact of demographics on supply chain risk management attitudes : prevention vs response
… globalization. The great majority of companies' supply chains span multiple countries, cultures, and industries. However people in different parts of the globe perceive supply chain risks differently. Is it possible to predict the way people manage their supply chain in terms of prevention versus …
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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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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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Analysis of inefficiencies in shipment data handling
Supply chain visibility is critical for businesses to manage their operational risks. Availability of high quality and timely data regarding shipments is a precursor for supply chain visibility. This thesis analyses the errors that occur in shipment data for a freight forwarder. In this study, two …
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Assessment Of Disruption Risk In Supply Chain The Case Of Nigeria’s Oil Industry
evaluate disruption risks in the supply chain of petroleum production. This methodology is developed to formalise and facilitate the systematic integration and implementation of various models; such as analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) …
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An empirical analysis of manufacturing re-shoring and supply chain risk
… is instigating companies to reduce their supply chain costs. To retain their competiveness, companies are responding by implementing strategies such as lean manufacturing, outsourcing and offshoring. However, these strategies have significantly increased the company's exposure to supply …
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Carbon capture, utlization, and storage supply chain risk management framework development
… is very important to pay attention to the CCUS risks from the supply chain (SC) point of view. The ultimate goal of this study is to is to identify CCUS supply chain risks and develop a framework that provides a structured approach to ensure safe and reliable CCUS supply chain. This study …
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Multi-level buyer-supplier relationships and their influence on supply chain risk management
… and inter-personal levels, in supply chain risk management (SCRM). The research is framed within the field of SCRM that is aimed at developing strategies for the identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of risk in supply chains to achieve desirable outcomes (e.g. …
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A data-driven approach to vendor rationalization and engagement for sustainable supply chains
… sustainable sourcing, and better management of supply chain risks are challenges Li & Fung is addressing by reshaping its relationship with its vendor base. The current work seeks to develop a data-driven approach for vendor base rationalization and vendor engagement as part of a larger …
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Engineering Strategy for Reshoring
With the resiliency of extended global supply chains tested by COVID-19 and the increase in geopolitical risks driven by events such as armed-conflicts in various parts of the globe, the idea of reshoring manufacturing capabilities has gained momentum both in popular press and in studied business …
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Increase Supply Chain Performance by Addressing Knowledge Governance, Resilience Capabilities, and Risks: Empirical Evidence from the Agri-Food Industry
Agri-food supply chain (AFSC) are becoming more complex due to the prevalent of lean strategy, a higher rate of innovation, and customer preference towards high quality and fresh agri-food products. AFSC can operate smoothly and efficiently in stable business environments but are highly vulnerable …
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A Systemic Approach for Risk and Resilience Assessment of Food Supply Chains
The food supply chain system is a network of activities and processes involved in producing, distributing, and delivering food products from their sources to consumers. The internal operations and the external environment in which the system functions create a dynamic that can lead to disturbances …
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The assessment of disaster risk reduction strategies in dairy supply chains in Zimbabwe
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Technology: Public Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.