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- August 22, 2011
- 10:00 PM
- 452 views
How to understand risk
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
What is risk, and how can it be expressed? Should risk be defined through probabilities or should risk be defined through uncertainties? Different international standards, do not provide adequate guidance for risk assessments and lack the necessary precision. In the paper, they claim that different international standards, such as the AS/NZS 3460 Risk Management Standard, the COSO ERM framework and the ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard do not provide adequate guidance on these issues and lack the necessary precision. Thus, the authors establish their own framework, where risk has two main components, namely 1) the impact of events and consequences (outcomes), and 2) the associated uncertainties (probabilities).... Read more »
Aven, E., & Aven, T. (2011) On how to understand and express enterprise risk. International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 2(1), 20. DOI: 10.1504/IJBCRM.2011.040012
- August 16, 2011
- 04:52 PM
- 240 views
MBA – Major Bad Ass?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Are business schools bad for business? Are they to blame for the demise in good management practices because they have become obsessed with teaching maximizing shareholder value at the expense of everything else? Perhaps they are. If so, is there a way out? [ ... ]... Read more »
Ghoshal, S. (2005) Bad management theories are destroying good management practices. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 33(3), 79-79. DOI: 10.1109/EMR.2005.26768
- August 13, 2011
- 12:26 PM
- 423 views
When Theory meets Practice
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
What happens when theory meets practice? Theory fails and practice wins? Nowhere is the outcome of this research-versus-practice debate more important than in the supply chain realm, and this article asks what is theory, what constitutes a valuable theoretical contribution and how can theoretical deliberations produce richer explanations and practical applications in supply chain research?... Read more »
Fawcett, S., & Waller, M. (2011) Making Sense Out of Chaos: Why Theory is Relevant to Supply Chain Research. Journal of Business Logistics, 32(1), 1-5. DOI: 10.1111/j.2158-1592.2011.01000.x
- June 26, 2011
- 03:49 PM
- 595 views
Past, Present and Future of SCM
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
What has been written during a decade of academic research in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) field? A lot, obviously, but despite the considerable number of academic contributions, the literature is still very fragmented, and only examines one link of the chain, not the entire network, as it should.... Read more »
GIUNIPERO, L., HOOKER, R., JOSEPH-MATTHEWS, S., YOON, T., & BRUDVIG, S. (2008) A DECADE OF SCM LITERATURE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44(4), 66-86. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2008.00073.x
- June 19, 2011
- 05:05 PM
- 572 views
Disturbances versus disruptions
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Supply chain disturbances and supply chain disruptions. Not the same and very different from each other. The former can be managed and solved within an established supply chain, the latter often requires establishing a new supply network. Understanding this difference is imperative to risk management.... Read more »
Phil Greening, & Christine Rutherford. (2011) Disruptions and supply networks: a multi-level, multi-theoretical relational perspective. International Journal of Logistics Management, 22(1), 104-126. info:/
- June 15, 2011
- 07:08 AM
- 587 views
Quo Vadis, SCRM?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
This is a well-researched and methodologically sound article, which brilliantly sums up the core topics and clusters of supply chain risk management and how they have developed since the early 1990s, and where SCRM may be headed to in the future. That said, it is an article that is not totally without flaws.... Read more »
Tang, O., & Nurmaya Musa, S. (2010) Identifying risk issues and research advancements in supply chain risk management. International Journal of Production Economics. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.06.013
- June 6, 2011
- 02:45 AM
- 609 views
Supply Chain Risk: Product Design Changes
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Supply Chain Risk Management has emerged as an important source of competitive advantage and an effective method of reducing vulnerability in a supply chain. One vulnerability or risk that is often overlooked are product design changes to an already existing manufacturing process. [ ... ]... Read more »
Lin, Yong, & Zhou, Li. (2011) The impacts of product design changes on supply chain risk: a case study. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 42(2), 162-186. info:/
- June 1, 2011
- 12:39 PM
- 604 views
Committed Americans and Trusting Germans
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Selecting the right third-party logistics provider (3PL) for your supply chain is an important decision in supply chain risk management, and Americans forge such relationships in a very different manner from how Germans do. [ ... ]... Read more »
Wallenburg, C., Cahill, D., Michael Knemeyer, A., & Goldsby, T. (2011) Commitment and Trust as Drivers of Loyalty in Logistics Outsourcing Relationships: Cultural Differences Between the United States and Germany. Journal of Business Logistics, 32(1), 83-98. DOI: 10.1111/j.2158-1592.2011.01008.x
- May 21, 2011
- 01:00 PM
- 617 views
The Final Frontier: The Northern Sea Route
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Sought after by polar explorers and long awaited by the shipping community: The Northern Sea Route. Year by year the Arctic summer ice cap is melting and the race will be soon be on to take part in what is perhaps the last and final adventure in the development of maritime logistics and global shipping lanes.... Read more »
Schøyen, H., & Bråthen, S. (2011) The Northern Sea Route versus the Suez Canal: cases from bulk shipping. Journal of Transport Geography. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.03.003
- May 15, 2011
- 06:04 PM
- 631 views
Third Party Logistics – a risk orchestrator?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Historically, third-party logistics providers, or 3PLs, provided traditional logistics services, such as transportation and warehouse management, and nothing more than that, but 3PLs have evolved to becoming orchestrators of supply chains that create and sustain a competitive advantage. [ ... ]... Read more »
Zacharia, Z., Sanders, N., & Nix, N. (2011) The Emerging Role of the Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL) as an Orchestrator. Journal of Business Logistics, 32(1), 40-54. DOI: 10.1111/j.2158-1592.2011.01004.x
- May 13, 2011
- 05:04 AM
- 641 views
3PL - outsourcing or not outsourcing?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Relying on a third-party provider for logistics, or 3PL in short, is not without caveats. While there are significant benefits, there are also a number of challenges: current requirements, future growth, information exchange and security.... Read more »
Ansari, Al, & Modarress, Batoul. (2010) Challenges of outsourcing logistics to third-party providers. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 7(2), 198-218. info:/
- May 9, 2011
- 05:19 AM
- 613 views
Why are resilient supply chains so important?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Since its inception this article has formed the bedrock for practically every literature review on supply chain resilience. Frankly, if you are investigating how to make supply chains more resilient, and if you forget to mention this article in your literature review, then I would say that obviously, you have absolutely no clue about supply chains or resilience.... Read more »
Christopher, M., & Peck, H. (2004) Building the Resilient Supply Chain. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 15(2), 1-14. DOI: 10.1108/09574090410700275
- April 26, 2011
- 06:02 PM
- 755 views
Acts of God or Acts of Man?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Do we ever learn? How come we humans knowingly and willingly put ourselves and our critical infrastructure in harm's way time and again? Instead of living with and adjusting to natural hazards, we turn them into natural disasters, by our own doings and short-sighted decisions. [ ... ]... Read more »
Sieh, Kerry. (2000) Acts of God, Acts of Man: How Humans Turn Natural Hazards into Natural Disasters. Engineering and Science, 63(4), 8-17. info:other/
- April 24, 2011
- 06:01 PM
- 645 views
The flexibility of the logistics provider
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Supply chain flexibility is a decisive factor in avoiding supply chain disruptions. One major contributor to supply chain flexibility is the flexibility of the logistics provider, and a recent paper develops the construct of transport flexibility within the context of supply chain strategy. [ ... ]... Read more »
Naim, M., Aryee, G., & Potter, A. (2010) Determining a logistics provider’s flexibility capability☆. International Journal of Production Economics, 127(1), 39-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.04.011
- April 19, 2011
- 04:23 AM
- 636 views
Supply Chain Security Management
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Security concerns are an issue that has gained increased importance in supply chains. This paper presents the current state of initiatives in supply chain security management, and discusses their managerial implications, highlighting the importance of interplay between various business and governmental parties. [ ... ]... Read more »
Hintsa, J., Gutierrez, X., Wieser, P., & Hameri, A. (2009) Supply Chain Security Management: an overview. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 5(3/4), 344. DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2009.022501
- April 4, 2011
- 02:46 AM
- 645 views
The four tenets of Disaster Relief Supply Chains
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
What are the similarities and what are the differences between ordinary supply chains and disaster relief operations? Can both types of operations learn from each other? ... Read more »
Pujawan, I., Kurniati, N., & Wessiani, N. (2009) Supply chain management for Disaster Relief Operations: principles and case studies. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 5(6), 679. DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2009.024797
- March 23, 2011
- 07:01 PM
- 689 views
Are supply and demand elasticity a risk?
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
This paper describes the performance of supply chains based on their elasticities of supply and demand. The model can be used to predict a supply chain’s ability to respond to supply interruptions, cost increases, and demand shifts, while also quantifying the degree to which it is prone to the bullwhip effect. The paper identifies four types of supply chains and examines their distinct operating characters, in particular the impact of rival firms and the impact of a decoupling point on supply chain performance. [ ... ]... Read more »
HULL, B. (2005) The role of elasticity in supply chain performance. International Journal of Production Economics, 98(3), 301-314. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.09.013
- March 15, 2011
- 06:11 AM
- 749 views
Visualizing the risk of global sourcing
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
A picture says more than a thousand words, and here is one paper that has it all and that literally illustrates the differences between different sourcing strategies. The paper defines three basic cost elements in global sourcing: static, dynamic and hidden cost, and uses this framework to assess the costs and risks inherent in global sourcing scenarios from three different points of view: conceptually, analytically and empirically. It is paper shows how brings the message across of where to source and where not to source.... Read more »
Holweg, M., Reichhart, A., & Hong, E. (2010) On risk and cost in global sourcing☆. International Journal of Production Economics. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.04.003
- February 20, 2011
- 06:01 PM
- 728 views
Supply Chain Turbulence
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
The norm in supply chain management is that variability is detrimental to performance as it causes cost in the form of stock-outs, poor capacity utilisation, and costly buffers. This paper questions this approach and argues that in the light of increasing turbulence a different approach to supply chain management is needed. [ ... ]... Read more »
Christopher, M., & Holweg, M. (2011) “Supply Chain 2.0”: managing supply chains in the era of turbulence. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 41(1), 63-82. DOI: 10.1108/09600031111101439
- February 16, 2011
- 01:29 AM
- 817 views
Sustainability and the triple bottom line
by Jan Husdal in husdal.com
Sustainability has become a huge buzzword, both in today's business world and within the broader facets of society. Sustainability has evolved from a perspective and investigation of standalone research in social and environmental areas, through a corporate social responsibility perspective, and towards a convergence of perspectives of sustainability as the triple bottom line. [ ... ]... Read more »
Carter, C., & Easton, P. (2011) Sustainable supply chain management: evolution and future directions. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 41(1), 46-62. DOI: 10.1108/09600031111101420
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