Mitigating Supply Chain Risk Through Improved Confidence.

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2004

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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0960-0035

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Martin Christopher and Hau Lee; (2004) Mitigating Supply Chain Risk Through Improved Confidence. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 2004, Vol 34, Issue 5, pp. 388-396

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Today's marketplace is characterised by turbulence and uncertainty. Market turbulence has tended to increase for a number of reasons. Demand in almost every industrial sector seems to be more volatile than was the case in the past. Product and technology life-cycles have shortened significantly and competitive product introductions make life-cycle demand difficult to predict. At the same time the vulnerability of supply chains to disturbance or disruption has increased. It is not only the effect of external events such as wars, strikes or terrorist attacks, but also the impact of changes in business strategy. Many companies have experienced a change in their supply chain risk profile as a result of changes in their business models, for example the adoption of “lean” practices, the move to outsourcing and a general tendency to reduce the size of the supplier base. This paper suggests that one key element in any strategy designed to mitigate supply chain risk is improved “end-to-end” visibility. It is argued that supply chain “confidence” will increase in proportion to the quality of supply chain information.

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control, risk Management, supply chain management, uncertainty management

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