Decision making in value chains in a turbulent era / edited by Kim E. van Oorschot (professor, Department of Accounting and Operations Management, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway), Albachiara Boffelli (associate professor, Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo), Stefano Elia (associate professor, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy) and Oliver von Dzengelevski (lecturer, Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oorschot, Kim E. van, editor.

Boffelli, Albachiara, editor.

Elia, Stefano, editor.

Von Dzengelevski, Oliver, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

In a turbulent era series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics.

Supply chain management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This timely book explores the global developments impacting value chains, recognising that in the face of recent crises their stability can no longer be taken for granted. Taking into consideration the current demands these crises place on managerial decision makers, the book discusses how organisations should adapt their value chain practices in order to survive. Expert authors assess globally interconnected value chains across manufacturing, shipping, energy, healthcare and food sectors, demonstrating that there is a growing desire to reduce dependencies and increase preparedness. Chapters highlight the need for decision makers to predict and respond to both internal and external factors, signals, tensions and crises that may threaten the operation of societies and organizations. This book examines the possibilities of digitalization, sustainability and circular supply chains in responding to or preparing for crises. Decision Making in Value Chains in a Turbulent Era is a valuable resource for students and scholars of supply chain management, international business, business and management studies and economics. Practitioners in business management will also benefit from the new insights and forward-looking recommendations this book presents"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: List of contributors

Foreword / Filip de Beule

Foreword / John Hurley and Chiara Litardi

1. Introduction / Kim E. van Oorschot, Albachiara Boffelli, Stefano Elia, and Oliver von Dzengelevski

Part I: Geopolitical tensions and necessary / Managerial Competences

2. Challenges for MNCs to manage gvcs in an increasingly turbulent context / Vt̕or Corado Simões

3. Reconfiguring supply chains under disruptions caused by armed conflicts / Hamid Moradlou, Carmela Di Mauro, and Tetiana Sobolieva

4. Building resilience in a circular economy context: Circular sourcing competences as an evolving research field / Emma Laurent, Lydia Bals, and Joe Miemczyk

Part II: Embedding sustainability in global value chains: An integrated perspective

5. Building resilient companies through industrial symbiosis / Kristina Kjersem, Siv Marina Flø Grimstad, Bella Belerivana Nujen, and Hans Solli-Sæther

6. Balancing resilience and environmental sustainability: Strategic sourcing in a global setting / Giacomo Grassi and Cristina Di Stefano

7. Managing decarbonization in global value chains: Decisionmaking and operational resilience in Finnish manufacturing MNEs / Heidy Montero-Teran, Rudolf R. Sinkovics, and Olli Kuivalainen

Part III: Offshoring and digitalization

8. Companies moving: Offshoring trends in the last decade in Europe / Chiara Litardi and John Hurley

9. From hype to meaning: Sensemaking in blockchain adoption / Jurgita Butkevičienė and Žilvinas Židonis

10. Improving agility and decision quality in value chains through digital twin integration / Vjeran Strahonja

Part IV: Value chain restructuring in an era of global decoupling

11. An exploration of policy actions in the EU and the US to address critical materials supply challenges / Paolo Barbieri, Pietro De Ponti, Luciano Fratocchi, Matteo Kalchschmidt, Antonella Maria Moretto, and Cristina Pensa

12. Critical raw materials and foreign direct investments in the semiconductor value chain / Matteo Cilenti, Pietro De Ponti, Stefano Elia, and Federico Francavilla

13. An economic realism perspective to link deglobalization and decoupling with European regionalization and Italian supply backshoring / Paolo Barbieri, Albachiara Boffelli, Cristina Di Stefano, Stefano Elia, Luciano Fratocchi, Matteo Kalchschmidt, Diletta Pegoraro, and Cristina Pensa.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035348206 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.