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I've read Hallikas' papers and unfortunately they don't define this learning issue in more detail. But I think that any risk management process needs some kind of learning and especially if it takes place between two different organisations.

Thanks for your comment. I am fully aware of the article you mention, and it's on my to-do list. It is already in my file cabinet, I just haven't had time to review it yet, as current events in Europe have taken control over my blog, so to speak.

I have reviewed this one, which you may find this one interesting: Kampstra, R., Ashayeri, J., & Gattorna, J. (2006). Realities of supply chain collaboration The International Journal of Logistics Management, 17 (3), 312-330

I'll let you when I have reviewed the article you suggested.

It's an interesting conversation! In fact, In my research I wanted to investigate the impact of collaboration on effective SCRM and particularly to develop a collaborative risk management framework which I left the idea behind because I really didn't know how to approach it, whether to look at it from a theory perspective or so on… I did not find any good attempt in explaining the collaboration-SCRM although 99% of literature highlight the importance of collaboration in SCRM. The article by Hallikas only state that in strategic relationships buyer and supplier will have a collaborative risk management and learning but did not discuss about this collaborative risk management in detail.

Would be happy to have your insights and ideas in this regard.

Hallikas, J., Puumalainen, K., Vesterinen, T., & Virolainen, V.-M. (2005). Risk-based classification of supplier relationships. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 11(2-3), 72-82.

As to logistics versus SCM, I think that discussion will never end. There's one good paper on that issue: Halldorsson, A., & Larson, P. (2004). Logistics versus supply chain management: an international survey, which I assume you already know of?

Smith, M., & Buddress, L. (2005). Supply chain management: borrowing our way to a discipline is also a good read.

I also think Peck (2006) Reconciling supply chain vulnerability, risk and supply chain management is a good article, showing how SCRM can and should reach far beyond the supply chain itself, thus leading to collaboration on a much larger scale.

Anyway, I'll email you my chapter.

I agree that SCRM focus is entire supply chain or network. But what I'm trying to say here is that, when companies go into SC collaboration usually first what they do is to improve productivity and enable better information sharing.

Kampstra, Ashaeyri and Gattorna (2006, 326) have defined "the ladder of collaboration" from arm's lenght – communication – coordination – intensive collaboration – partnerships – (to joint ventures).

On which level of above collaboration supply chain risk management process usually comes along? Of course it depends on industry and nature of the product.

"I think no company would like to disclose to the rest of the supply chain where and how it is vulnerable"

I agree this, which might mean that those companies which have decided to implement collaborative SCRM process and to disclose risk information must share trust and common goals. But what about companies which have decided not to share risk information but have still implemented some sort of supply chain risk management process internally.

Is it SCRM or “logistics risk management”? There are hardly "logistics risk management".

These are just a thoughts.

PS. I would really like to read your opening chapter draft. I guess you have my e-mail.

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Kampstra, Ashaeyri & Gattorna (2006) Realities of SC collaboration. The International Journal of Logistics Management Vol. 17, No.3, pp. 312-330.

I think you may be onto something here, because I can’t remember any articles discussing collaboration in SCRM, e.g.: company X helping managing the risk in company y, while company Z helps company X, or e.g.: a SCRM approach looking at all the risk in all the companies at the same time.

I think no company would like to disclose to the rest of the supply chain where and how it is vulnerable. After all, all companies are snakes.

There may be some pointers to collaborative risk management in my book chapter on risk in virtual enterprise networks. It’s not out yet, but I’d be happy to send you a draft.

Authors also define risk management strategies in supply chains such as control (internal) and co-operation. I was wondering if company manage its SC context risks internally is it SCRM or "logistics risk management"?

I made a small ad-hoc survey in manufacturing companies and found out that co-operation or collaboration in risk management is quite rare. Many of the companies had only "effieciency-centric" collaboration but internal risk management in supply chains. Is there any good reaseach articles that has discussed this issue: internal SC risk management vs co-operative SC risk management?