Supply Chain Risk Management Second Edition

The supply chain management field is one of the fastestgrowing fields in our economy given the heavygrowth in international trade as a means to accessoutsourced production opportunities to lower costsand the growth in information technology to coordinatesupply chains. However this opportunity to lowercosts entails significant risks such as tsunamis earthquakespolitical unrest and economic turbulence.This book discusses risks in supply chain managementfollowed by graphic and quantitative tools (riskmatrices selection methods risk simulation modellinglinear programming and business scorecardanalysis) to help manage these risks.