Supply Chain Resilience (2002-3)
Following on from our earlier study into Supply Chain Vulnerability (seebelow), a second larger study entitled ‘Supply Chain Resilience’commenced in 2002. Sponsored by the Department for Transport (DfT) andsupported by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, it exploresfurther the sources and drivers of supply chain disruptions and providessome practical approaches to the management of supply chain risk. Itsaims were as follows:
- To extend awareness of supply chain vulnerability as a threat to business continuity.
- To develop a high level methodology for the identification and management of supply chain risk, including the development of a managerial tool-kit.
- To develop approaches that will enable organisations, large ad small, to increase the resilience of their own supply chains.
The work included:
- A survey of experienced supply chain management professionals.
- An in-depth case study of five tiers of a defence industry (aerospace) supply network.
- In-depth interviews with leading companies in seven other 'critical sectors'.
- The development of managerial tool-kit for the identification and management of supply chain risk.
- The development of a check-list based workbook for Small and Medium Enterprises.
- A review of available software solutions.
- A review of the impact and after-effects of some high-profile transport disruptions.
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