Essays about: "Supply chain risk management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 96 essays containing the words Supply chain risk management.

  1. 1. Covid-19: Balancing risk and reward in business : A multi-case research studying Covid-19’s effects Swedish based firms’ supply chains and whether firms’ risk management has been sufficient or not.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : William Andersson-Junkka; John Lystrand; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; coronavirus; supply chain management; risk management;

    Abstract : When global complications occur firms must possess the capability to work around the new obstacles and aim to proceed with their operations as normal as possible. With the Covid-19 situation escalating day by day, the worries regarding if the companies of the world grow consequentially. READ MORE

  3. 2. Optimization of aftermarket logistics with dual supply chains for Sandvik AB

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för teknisk ekonomi och logistik; Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Gopalakrishnan Srinivasan; Akshay Hingmire; [2020]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Aftermarket logistics is important for a manufacturing company to maintain customer satisfaction in the long run. However, the supply chain set for aftermarket parts is equally crucial as the original equipment. Modification or optimization of the logistics systems for slow-moving aftermarket items is inevitable. READ MORE

  4. 3. Supply Risk Management as a means of achieving World Class Commodity Management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för teknisk ekonomi och logistik

    Author : Fred Westerberg; Truls Nörgaard Grytli; [2020]
    Keywords : Proactive Supply Risk Management; Risk Management; Supply Chain Management; Sourcing; Commodity Management; Single Case Study; Survey; Axis Communication AB; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background Axis Communications AB is a network surveillance company based in Lund, Sweden, that has experienced steady growth for several years. Axis has no own manufacturing and instead utilize contracted manufacturers around the world. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainability risks in multi-tier supply chains. A dynamic capabilities perspective on integrating remote sensing technology into sustainable sourcing to manage sustainability risks in upstream supply chains.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Lisa Marie Heldt; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable supply chain management; supply chain risk; remote sensing technology; deforestation; multi-tier supply chains; resilience; dynamic capabilities; Social Sciences; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The raw material tier in companies’ supply chains can be a hotspot for sustainability issues like deforestation and resulting legal, reputational, financial and operational risks – yet companies’ supply chain management efforts as well as research on sustainable supply chain management still focus on direct suppliers due to poor upstream transparency. With technical progress, remote sensing and satellite technology now allow companies to gain systematic, direct oversight of deforestation and related environmental change on the ground. READ MORE

  6. 5. Delivery Reliability and Public Procurement - A Case Study on a Healthcare Provider

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Christofer Sjöquist; [2019]
    Keywords : Delivery Reliability; Purchasing; Public Healthcare; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Assuring delivery reliability is a vital part for any organisation in a supply chain, and in few cases could the consequences of a failed delivery be as dire as they would in the case of a healthcare provider. However, delivery reliability is not a well-studied subject within the context of public healthcare procurement. READ MORE