2009/09/14 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Is Sheffi's Resilient Enterprise the answer to supply chain risk?

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Building a resilient enterprise is an enterprise-wide undertaking that is about so much more than simply preparing a company for disruptions. [ ... ]

2009/02/13 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

Investing in Supply Chain Security - Reaping Collateral Benefits

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Already in 2005, the IBM Center for the Business of Government published “Investing in Supply Chain Security: Collateral Benefits”, a report which highlights how certain security investments can create collateral benefits well beyond the immediate security breach they were aimed at. [ ... ]

2008/06/11 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Building a secure and resilient supply chain

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Are you gambling with your supply network? You should be aware that the supply network is inherently vulnerable to disruption and the failure of any one element in it could cause the whole network to fail. Actions to improve security can be classified into three categories: Physical security, Information security, Freight security. Actions to improve resilience can be be divided into: Flexibility, Redundancy. [ ... ]