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RESPONDING TO DISRUPTIONS IN THE SUPPLY NETWORK-FROM DORMANT TO ACTION

✍ Scribed by Gyöngyi Kovács; Peter Tatham

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
948 KB
Volume
30
Category
Article
ISSN
0735-3766

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✦ Synopsis

Managing risks in supply networks is a complex task; more so in those supply networks where the core competence lies in dealing with natural disasters, complex emergencies, and large‐scale attacks—namely those of humanitarian, and military organizations where the price of failure can be counted in terms of the loss of life rather than, simply, reduced profits. This conceptual article examines the capabilities of these supply networks to manage such disruptions, based on their resource configuration in a dormant preparation state. The article concludes by presenting how different types of supply networks can manage large‐scale disruptions.

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