Article ID: | iaor20124945 |
Volume: | 12 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 354 |
End Page Number: | 373 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
Journal: | International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management |
Authors: | Carvalho Helena, Cruz-Machado V, Tavares Jos Guilherme |
Keywords: | risk |
Supply chains (SCs) may experience instability induced by disturbances such as extreme climate conditions or accidents. These events can cause severe negative effects on SCs, jeopardising the on-time delivery of products and services to customers. This paper proposes a mapping framework to improve SC resilience to such events, avoiding possible failure modes. The proposed mapping framework allows identification of the current SC operation and possible transition states, together with points of vulnerability. An illustrative example of the framework applied to a real-life wine SC is presented.