Supply Chain Risk Management: Vulnerability and Resilience in Logistics [Hardcover]

Donald Waters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 28, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0749448547 | ISBN-13: 978-0749448547

There is constant pressure on managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chains, allowing materials to move quickly and at low cost. This pressure has encouraged a stream of new initiatives and methods, but these new methods also increase the supply chain's vulnerability to disruptions. By removing the slack that used to protect supply chains from unforeseen events, they create inflexible chains where even a small, unexpected event can bring everything to a standstill. These unexpected events define the risks, and supply chain risk management is the function responsible for managing them. Supply Chain Risk Management introduces the principles of this function. It reviews the current thinking on the subject, describes methods that are most widely used, and shows where the subject is heading. Aimed at anyone who wants to know about risk management and its growing impact on the supply chain, it takes a straightforward approach, developing ideas in a logical sequence.

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"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

About the Author

Donald Waters works in various organizations around the world using his specialized knowledge of operations and supply chain management. He is the author of Global Logistics, also published by Kogan Page.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page (November 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749448547
• ISBN-13: 978-0749448547
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,626,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, April 13, 2008

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Jan Husdal (Molde, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Supply Chain Risk Management: Vulnerability and Resilience in Logistics (Hardcover)

This excellent book by Donald Waters offers 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 almost forgot that I bought this book as a text book. 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 even if you know nothing about supply chain management theory, common sense is all it takes. I highly recommend this book for anybody who wishes to learn the principles of supply chain risk management and put them into practice in one's own business. Worth the price? YES!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must in any project manager's library, September 5, 2009

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Jorge Ayala-cruz "J. Yala" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Supply Chain Risk Management: Vulnerability and Resilience in Logistics (Hardcover)

This is one of the best descriptive books in the topic, written in a simple, easy to understand language. Excellent specific SCRM guidelines are provided, as it has been written with the practitioner in mind (although researchers could find some topics constructives.) It can also be use as a complement reading in Business Continuity Management courses.