Logistics and supply chain risk and uncertainty. Part 2 / Editor, Joseph L. Cavinato.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cavinato, Joseph L.

Series:

International journal of physical distribution & logistics management ; v. 34, no. 9.

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. No. 9 ; Vol. 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Production management.

Business logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (79 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The world is at risk and the supply chain is not exempt Supply risk used to be defined as the potential for strikes by transport workers, fires at a key supplier's plant, or missed deliveries. That simple vision no longer applies. For the last 50 years, the global economies have benefited from the stability afforded by Pax Group of Seven - the longest period of uninterrupted economic advance.Previously published in: Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Volume 34, Number 9, 2004

Contents:

Contents; Abstracts and Keywords; Supply chain risk in an uncertain global supply chain environment; Securing the upstream supply chain; The risks, threats and opportunities of disentermediation; Key areas, causes and contingency planning of corporate vulnerability in supply chains; Minimizing logistics risk through real-time vehicle routing and mobile technologies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-51479-5

9786610514793

1-84544-221-0

OCLC:

61432302