Supply Chain Risk Management

1 Working with Risk
Risk and management
Growth of risk anagement
Risk in supply chains
2 Defining Risk Case Study North Face Industries
Features of risk
Decisions and risk
Structure of decisions
Decisions with certainty
Decisioins with uncertainty
Decisions with risk
Decisions with ignorance
Managing risk
3 Supply Chain Management Case Study Jahan Brothers
Definitions
Structure of a supply chain
Aims of supply chain management
Activities of logistics
Importance of logistics
Risk in the supply chain
4 Trends Affecting the Supply Chain
Increasing risk
Road closure in Washington state
Trends in supply chain management
Integration of supply chains
Cost reduction
Agile logistics
E-business
Globalization
Outsourcing
Changing practices in logistics
5 Approaches to Risk Management Case Study Los Angeles Transport Infrastructure Board
Definition
Development of risk management
Supply chain risk management
Aims of SCRM
Steps in risk management
Some principles of SCRM
6 Identifying Risks Case Study IBM
Types of risk
World Economic Forum
Indentifying risks
Tools for analyzing past events
Tools to collect opinions
Tools to analyze operations
Problems with risk identification
7 Analyzing Risks Case Study Hewlett-Packard
Measuring risk
Likelihood of a risky event occuring
Consequences when a risk occurs
Evaluating consequences
Tools for risk analysis
8 Responding to Risks Case Study Tylenol
Responses to risk
Alternative responses
Mnemonics for risk management
Defining options
Choosing the best response
Implementation and activation
9 A Network View of Risk
Shared risks
Achieving an integrated approach
Identifying risks
Analyzing and responding to risks
Problems with integrating SCRM
Levels of SCRM integration
10 Creating Resilient Supply Chains Case Study Ikea
Design of a resilient chain
Principles of designing a resilient supply

Donald Waters

"A straightforward discussion from understanding the basics to understanding the future of risk analysis and how to deliver a risk management strategy.... The tables, matrices, diagrams and tools are excellent, and clearly guide you through the whole risk management end-to-end process." - Logistics & Transport Focus."..[E]xcellent book ... a comprehensive overview of many important issues in managing supply chain risk. More than 15 case studies and a straightforward hands-on practical approach make this book an enjoyable read. I bought this book as a text book, and as such it does a great job. ...it lets you not forget the real world and its real problems. This book is written with the manager in mind, and is interspersed with examples from real life, along with calculations and illustrations that explain the concept in a manner that is practical and easy to follow." -Jan Husdal, husdal.com"This is one of the best descriptive books in the topic, written in a simple, easy to understand language." - Jorge Ayala-Cruz, Amaz.com reviewer"Waters... discusses the importance of supply chain risk management, core areas, and principles... Included are case studies of many companies such as Nokia, IBM, and BP, as well as other situations like food scares, oil supplies, and the Y2K bug." --Book News, Inc.