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- April 15, 2010
- 06:01 PM
- 2,232 views
Not all risk is risk
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
The article lists and discusses eight risk definitions, and then suggests an alternative and comprehensive definition that captures all aspects of [ ... ]... Read more »
Aven, T. (2010) On how to define, understand and describe risk. Reliability Engineering , 95(6), 623-631. DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.01.011
- December 3, 2009
- 06:01 PM
- 1,361 views
Risk & Vulnerability
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Written 12 years ago, but still holds true. Supply chains are increasingly becoming complex systems of webs and networks and the system thinking that already pervaded Einarsson and Rausand (1997) An Approach to Vulnerability Analysis of Complex Industrial Systems is today still applicable to toady's supply chains. In fact, there is little difference between vulnerability in supply chains and vulnerability in complex industrial systems.... Read more »
Einarsson, S., & Rausand, M. (1998) An Approach to Vulnerability Analysis of Complex Industrial Systems. Risk Analysis, 18(5), 535-546. DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1998.tb00367.x
- April 12, 2010
- 06:04 PM
- 1,330 views
Supply chain vulnerability: A list of mitigation strategies
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Which mitigation strategy that works best when faced with which supply chain catastrophe? This is a paper that every supply chain manager should read, at least [ ... ]... Read more »
Stecke, K., & Kumar, S. (2009) Sources of Supply Chain Disruptions, Factors That Breed Vulnerability, and Mitigating Strategies. Journal of Marketing Channels, 16(3), 193-226. DOI: 10.1080/10466690902932551
- April 25, 2004
- 12:05 AM
- 1,327 views
Why reliability and vulnerability should be an issue in road development projects
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Few will question that the sender, the recipient, the freight hauler or society in general, experience additional costs when goods or persons cannot reach their destinations in time or space.Why then, is the reliability, or conversely, the vulnerability, of the transportation network not a matter of evaluation in traditional cost-benefit analyses?... Read more »
Berdica, K. (2002) An introduction to road vulnerability: what has been done, is done and should be done. Transport Policy, 9(2), 117-127. DOI: 10.1016/S0967-070X(02)00011-2
- December 15, 2009
- 12:42 AM
- 1,311 views
Risk and vulnerability in maritime supply chains
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
This week’s focus are risks in the maritime supply chain. Today’s article reflects on security in maritime supply chains: Assurance of security in maritime supply chains: Conceptual issues of vulnerability and crisis management by Paul Barnes and Richard Oloruntoba from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, suggests that the complex interaction of ports, [ ... ]... Read more »
BARNES, P., & OLORUNTOBA, R. (2005) Assurance of security in maritime supply chains: Conceptual issues of vulnerability and crisis management. Journal of International Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.09.008
- April 25, 2001
- 12:05 AM
- 1,238 views
Corridor Analysis – A timeline of evolutionary development
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Locating a right-of-way for a linear facility such as a pipeline, a transmission line, a railway or a roadway can be a complex problem. Before computers invaded the field of spatial analysis, McHarg (1967) wrote one of the pioneering articles in corridor analysis. ... Read more »
CHURCH, R., LOBAN, S., & LOMBARD, K. (1992) An interface for exploring spatial alternatives for a corridor location problem. Computers , 18(8), 1095-1105. DOI: 10.1016/0098-3004(92)90023-K
Collischonn, W., & Pilar, J. (2000) A direction dependent least-cost-path algorithm for roads and canals. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 14(4), 397-406. DOI: 10.1080/13658810050024304
Cova, T. (2000) Exploratory spatial optimization in site search: a neighborhood operator approach. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 24(5), 401-419. DOI: 10.1016/S0198-9715(00)00015-6
Cova, T., & Goodchild, M. (2002) Extending geographical representation to include fields of spatial objects. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 16(6), 509-532. DOI: 10.1080/13658810210137040
Deo, N., & Pang, C. (1984) Shortest-path algorithms: Taxonomy and annotation. Networks, 14(2), 275-323. DOI: 10.1002/net.3230140208
Dijkstra, E. (1959) A note on two problems in connexion with graphs. Numerische Mathematik, 1(1), 269-271. DOI: 10.1007/BF01386390
DOUGLAS, D. (1994) Least-cost Path in GIS Using an Accumulated Cost Surface and Slopelines. Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, 31(3), 37-51. DOI: 10.3138/D327-0323-2JUT-016M
Dreyfus, S. (1969) An Appraisal of Some Shortest-Path Algorithms. Operations Research, 17(3), 395-412. DOI: 10.1287/opre.17.3.395
Huber, D., & Church, R. (1985) Transmission Corridor Location Modeling. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 111(2), 114. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1985)111:2(114)
Xu, J., & Lathrop, R. (1995) Improving simulation accuracy of spread phenomena in a raster-based Geographic Information System. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 9(2), 153-168. DOI: 10.1080/02693799508902031
- May 16, 2006
- 12:05 AM
- 1,215 views
Transport Network Vulnerability – which metrics should we use?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Transport network vulnerability is a relatively new field of research and to this date no commonly agreed definition or quantifiable expression of what vulnerability is exists within the academic community.... Read more »
JENELIUS, E., PETERSEN, T., & MATTSSON, L. (2006) Importance and exposure in road network vulnerability analysis. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 40(7), 537-560. DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2005.11.003
- June 9, 2009
- 01:57 AM
- 1,156 views
What kind of Supplychainist are you?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Supply Chain Management (SCM) has evolved into both a professional and an academic field that is growing, spreading and developing offshoots in all directions. But what is SCM really, is it just a new name for logistics or is it possible to distinguish certain perspectives? And what is the difference between the Tradionalist, the Unionist, the Re-Labelist, and the Intersectionist? ... Read more »
Halldorsson, A., & Larson, P. (2004) Logistics versus supply chain management: an international survey. International Journal of Logistics, 7(1), 17-31. DOI: 10.1080/13675560310001619240
- April 25, 2002
- 12:05 AM
- 1,149 views
The reliability and vulnerability of transportation lifelines
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
How can we assess how reliable or vulnerable the transportation is, and which parameters can we apply in measuring reliability and vulnerability? Transportation networks like freeways and interstate highways are the main backbone of modern society, and this research essay takes a closer look at vulnerability and reliability issues in transportation networks.... Read more »
Dalziell, E., & Nicholson, A. (2001) Risk and Impact of Natural Hazards on a Road Network. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 127(2), 159. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2001)127:2(159)
- May 31, 2009
- 06:02 PM
- 1,133 views
Fragility and sustainability: emerging research areas?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Should short-term loss-minimization and short-term profit maximization really be the driving force behind supply chain risk management? In their 2009 article Weak links in the supply chain: measuring fragility and sustainability, Stonebraker, Goldhar and Nassos point at a emerging area of supply chain research: fragility and sustainability, and they develop a framework for understanding and [...]... Read more »
Stonebraker, P., Goldhar, J., & Nassos, G. (2009) Weak links in the supply chain: measuring fragility and sustainability. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 20(2), 161-177. DOI: 10.1108/17410380910929600
- June 19, 2010
- 09:32 AM
- 1,123 views
The causes of logistics uncertainty
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Logistics uncertainty – a new research strand in supply chain risk research? So it would seem, as this is the fourth time I’ve come across the authors of today’s article. In their most recent article Evaluating the causes of uncertainty on logistics operations, just out, Vasco Sanchez-Rodrigues, Andrew Potter and Mohamed M. Naim further explore their transport uncertainty triad model which they started on some years ago, and whose articles have been mentioned on this blog in previous posts. It is only recently, though, that I have become aware of their research that links up perfectly with my own [ ... ]... Read more »
Sanchez-Rodrigues, Vasco, Potter, Andrew, & Naim, Mohamed M. (2010) Evaluating the causes of uncertainty in logistics operations. International Journal of Logistics Management, 21(1), 45-64. info:/
- August 4, 2008
- 12:05 AM
- 1,121 views
From the back room to the board room – supply chain risk management
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Supply chain management used to be relegated to the logistics department of businesses and hardly thought of as matters concerning the top-level management. Similarly, risk management was handled by insurance specialists who concentrated on facilities, employees and shipping losses and security. However, in my opinion, risk and particularly supply chain risk should be an integral part of any board room discussion. Why?... Read more »
Cavinato, J. (2004) Supply chain logistics risks: From the back room to the board room. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 34(5), 383-387. DOI: 10.1108/09600030410545427
- June 4, 2009
- 06:05 PM
- 1,098 views
How to get a PhD without a dissertation
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Do you write academic papers? Do you really check and actually read your references before citing them? Every now and then I run a search on citation databases, e.g. Scopus, to see if someone has used my published or online work, and today something interesting turned up: my supposed PhD dissertation, cited in two separate and seemingly unrelated papers. While I appreciate the honor of being credited with a PhD, fact is, I don’t have a PhD…yet…so obviously someone did not do their homework.... Read more »
Wasi, S. R., & Bender, J. D. (2004) Spatially Enabled Pipeline Route Optimization Model. Prpceeding of the 2004 International Pipeline Conference (IPC2004) , 699-707. DOI: 10.1115/IPC2004-0362
- June 2, 2009
- 06:25 PM
- 1,094 views
Risk in supply networks – a tale of principals and agents
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Sometimes the most interesting articles are found outside the mainstream journals of ones field, and so it is with Cheng and Kam (2008) A conceptual framework for analyzing risk in supply networks, found in the Journal of Enterprise Information Management, a very unlikely journal for finding a paper on supply chain risk. It is not [...]... Read more »
Cheng, S., & Kam, B. (2008) A conceptual framework for analysing risk in supply networks. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 21(4), 345-360. DOI: 10.1108/17410390810888642
- May 21, 2009
- 06:05 PM
- 1,093 views
Supply Risk Management: just common sense?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Am I missing something here? Does Supply Risk Management come down to plain and simple common sense? I don’t mind authors who use propositions in their articles; it usually shows that they have a pretty good grip on their subject. But here...not only are the propositions not fully exploited, they appear to be little more than basic common sense, or is it me who is way off?... Read more »
Giunipero, L., & Eltantawy, R. (2004) Securing the upstream supply chain: a risk management approach. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 34(9), 698-713. DOI: 10.1108/09600030410567478
- November 15, 2009
- 06:01 PM
- 1,092 views
Supply, Demand, and…”Miscellanous” Risk?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
The other day I was proofreading the paper of a colleague when this paper in the reference list caught my attention. Not familiar with retail supply chains, here was a chance to learn something new…so I thought, and so I did. However, I’m not sure I follow the authors in their risk categorization: supply, demand and “miscellanous” risk? What is this “miscellanous” risk?
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Oke, A., & Gopalakrishnan, M. (2009) Managing disruptions in supply chains: A case study of a retail supply chain. International Journal of Production Economics, 118(1), 168-174. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.08.045
- May 26, 2009
- 06:04 PM
- 1,090 views
The Catch 22 of Academic Publishing
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
“Publish or perish“. You’ve heard the phrase, right? Well, apparently, getting published in the first place is not as easy as it seems, and the peer-review process may not as objective and unbiased as you may think. If you’re in (as in belonging to the right academic circles, and thus worthy of being published), you’re [...]... Read more »
Gibson, B., Hanna, J., & Menachof, D. (2004) Periodical usefulness: an international perspective. International Journal of Logistics, 7(3), 297-311. DOI: 10.1080/13675560412331298482
Macdonald, S., & Kam, J. (2007) Ring a Ring o? Roses: Quality Journals and Gamesmanship in Management Studies. Journal of Management Studies, 44(4), 640-655. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00704.x
- April 25, 2001
- 12:05 AM
- 1,090 views
Corridor Analysis - A timeline of evolutionary development
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Locating a right-of-way for a linear facility such as a pipeline, a transmission line, a railway or a roadway can be a complex problem. Locating a corridor connecting an origin and a destination on a landscape is analogous to identifying a route that traverses a continuous landscape. Thus, corridor analysis is closely linked to shortest-path finding and network analysis in raster GIS, and has evolved along with it.... Read more »
Collischonn, W., & Pilar, J. (2000) A direction dependent least-cost-path algorithm for roads and canals. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 14(4), 397-406. DOI: 10.1080/13658810050024304
Cova, T. (2000) Exploratory spatial optimization in site search: a neighborhood operator approach. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 24(5), 401-419. DOI: 10.1016/S0198-9715(00)00015-6
Cova, T., & Goodchild, M. (2002) Extending geographical representation to include fields of spatial objects. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 16(6), 509-532. DOI: 10.1080/13658810210137040
DOUGLAS, D. (1994) Least-cost Path in GIS Using an Accumulated Cost Surface and Slopelines. Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, 31(3), 37-51. DOI: 10.3138/D327-0323-2JUT-016M
- June 13, 2009
- 06:48 AM
- 1,090 views
The six ways of dealing with risk
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Classic risk management literature acknowledges four ways of dealing with risk after establishing a risk matrix: Avoid, Reduce, Transfer and Retain or Accept. However, as it turns out, there are six ways, not just four ways to deal with risk ,as the classic risk matrix indicates. Two more are Exploit and Ignore. The former stems [...]... Read more »
Tomlin, B. (2006) On the Value of Mitigation and Contingency Strategies for Managing Supply Chain Disruption Risks. Management Science, 52(5), 639-657. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0515
- June 11, 2009
- 06:43 PM
- 1,088 views
Risk Management: Contingent versus Mitigative
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
The risk management literature separates between mitigative actions or strategies and contingent actions and strategies. It is important to keep these two perspectives apart. Why? Because risk management needs to address both sides of the risk: what lies behind the risk (source) and what lies in front of it (consequences). Here is my attempt at [...]... Read more »
Bjørn Egil Asbjørnslett. (2008) Assessing the Vulnerability of Supply Chains . International Series in Operations Research , 15-33. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79934-6_2
Jüttner, U., Peck, H., & Christopher, M. (2003) Supply chain risk management: outlining an agenda for future research. International Journal of Logistics, 6(4), 197-210. DOI: 10.1080/13675560310001627016
Tomlin, B. (2006) On the Value of Mitigation and Contingency Strategies for Managing Supply Chain Disruption Risks. Management Science, 52(5), 639-657. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0515
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