Supply Chain Resilience : Survival Strategies for Turbulent Times.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karaoulanis, Andreas.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Business Expert Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book navigates us through thick and thin and gives us a holistic description of what is supply chain resilience, which are the factors that affect it, and which are the most effective resilience strategies that we need to implement in our supply chains in order to survive during turbulent times. In a world where pandemics, natural disasters, climate change, and wars are only some of the disruptions that supply chains are facing, resiliency has become the alpha and the omega of supply chain management. This book navigates us through thick and thin and gives us a holistic description of what is supply chain resilience, which are the factors that affect it, and which are the most effective resilience strategies that we need to implement in our supply chains in order to survive during turbulent times. The book is divided into three distinct parts. In the first one discusses the term supply chain resilience-its importance, its components, and the most important supply chain resilience metrics. The author presents real life examples of well-known companies which were successful in enhancing the resilience of their supply chains. The second part presents all the factors that can influence the resilience of a supply chain and concludes with discussions of seventeen supply chain resilience strategies which can be used by almost any company, in any industry, in any part of the world.This holistic approach on supply chain resilience makes this book unique. At the end of each chapter, professors will find a dedicated part which will assist them in managing their in-class interaction with students. This book can be used as an academic compendium or as a guide for supply chain professionals who want to cement the resilience of their supply chains and successfully navigate through crisis.

Contents:

Front cover

Half title

Title

Copyright

Description

Contents

Testimonials

Preface

Introduction

PART I

CHAPTER 1 What Is Supply Chain Resilience

Supply Chain Resilience-Defnition

Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Is Resilience the Future of Supply Chains?

Bain &amp

Co

Deloitte

Maersk

PwC

Kuehne-Nagel

Components of Supply Chain Resilience

Information Flow

Upstream Communication and Collaboration

Downstream Communication and Relationships

Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Agility

Resilience Metrics/Indexes

TTR: Time to Recovery

RLO: Recovery Level Objective

LPR: Lost Performance During Recovery

TTS: Time to Survive

Examples of Companies That Have Developed a Resilient Supply Chain

Walmart

3M

Small Business' Supply Chain Resilience

Notes for the Teacher

Suggested Discussion Points

CHAPTER 2 Critical Factors That Can Test a Supply Chain's Resilience

Scarcity of Raw Materials

Cross Border Regulations

Workforce Shortages

Increase in Logistics Costs

Natural Disasters

Human-Caused (Unnatural) Incidents

Shortages in Critical Components

Trust and Network Topology

The Ripple and the Bullwhip Effects

Discussion Points

PART II

CHAPTER 3 Supply Chain Resilience Strategies

Keeping an Inventory Buffer

Maintain Suppliers' Diversifcation

Consider Your Options Between Offshoring Nearshoring, Reshoring, and Back Shoring

Enhancement of Supply Chain Collaborations

Improvement of Supply Chain Visibility

Adaptation of Supply Chain Inclusivity

Use of Supply Chain Data Analytics

Integration of Supply Chain Operations

Use of New Technologies

Implementation of Supply Chain Ambidexterity and Risk Management

Investment In Reskilling and Upskilling.

Implementation of Sustainability Strategies

Enhancement of Supply Chain Cyber Security

Implementation of an Ethical Supply Chain

Use of Resilient Container Ports

Dual/ Multi Sourcing

Supply Chain Innovation

Epilogue

A Message From the Author

References

About the Author

Index

OTHER TITLES IN THE SUPPLY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT COLLECTION

Concise and Applied Business Books

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781637427798

1637427794

OCLC:

1503845716