2009/07/24 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Corporate vulnerability

goran-svensson-corporate-vulnerability

In this study, Svensson investigates the areas, the causes and the contingency planning of corporate vulnerability in upstream and downstream supply chains.Corporate vulnerability in supply chains stems from time dependence, functional dependence and relational dependence. [ ... ]

2009/03/03 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Vulnerability in business relationships - the gap between dependence and trust

goran-svensson-see-saw-vulnerability

The perceived trust and the perceived dependence in business relationships influence the perceived vulnerability. The higher the perceived dependence, the higher the perceived vulnerability. The higher the perceived trust, the lower the perceived vulnerability. [ ... ]

2008/09/02 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

A conceptual framework of vulnerability in firms' inbound and outbound logistics flows

goran-svensson-inbound-outbound-vulnerability

In ‘A conceptual framework of vulnerability in firms’ inbound and outbound logistics flows.’, Göran Svensson separates inbound and outbound flows, adds 2 categories of disturbance (quantitative and qualitative), and also adds 2 sources of disturbance (atomistic and holistic) create 4 vulnerability scenarios. [ ... ]

2008/09/01 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

A conceptual framework for the analysis of vulnerability in supply chains

svensson-vulnerability-analysis

Separating the chaff from the wheat and diving straight into the essence of the paper, Svensson aligns his framework along two dimensions, categories of disturbance and sources of disturbance. He then divides the categories into either quantitative or qualitative disturbances. Sources of disturbance are either atomistic (direct) or holistic (indirect). [ ... ]