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Examining the negative consequences that arise from supply chain risks, such as production interruption and profit shrinkage, this book systematically explores firms' responses to these risks in different practical situations.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Risk mitigation: Supplier development and multisourcing 3. Robust sourcing strategy for supplier’s reliability improvement 4. Dynamic multisourcing strategy with dependent supplies 5. Sourcing strategy in competing multitier supply chains with disruption risk 6. Sourcing strategy in a supply chain network: The impacts of supply risk versus demand risk 7. Conclusions and future research
About the author
Yi Li is currently Assistant Professor at the School of Management, Xi’an Jiaotong University. His research interests include supply chain management, service operations management, and the interface of operations and finance.
Ju’e Guo is currently Professor in Management Science and Associate Head in Research Center for Chinese Management at Xi’an Jiaotong University. She has published over 50 journal papers. Her research interests include investment decision-making, energy management, and risk management.
Kin Keung Lai is currently Distinguished Professor at the International Business School of Shaanxi Normal University and Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong. He has been selected as the Academician of International Academy of Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (Austria) and the Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor by the Ministry of Education (China). His research interests include supply chain management, business analytics, and financial risk management.
Summary
Examining the negative consequences that arise from supply chain risks, such as production interruption and profit shrinkage, this book systematically explores firms’ responses to these risks in different practical situations.
