Decentralized Supply Risk Management

Material Management in Decentralized Supply Chains

Risk Management with Supply Contracts

Purchase obligations are forward contracts with suppliers. This paper is the first to document that these contracts are a risk management tool and have a material impact on corporate hedging activity. Purchase obligations are used more broadly than traded commodity derivatives, even when firms approach financial distress. Firms that expand their risk management options following the introductio...

supply chain sustainability:a risk management approach

this paper develops an operational perspective of supply chain sustainability, by considering it as a risk management process. it explores the nature of sustainability-related supply chain risks, distinguishes them from typical supply chain risks and develops an analytical process for their management. an empirical study is conducted to generate insights about how sustainability-related risks s...

The Effect of Risk Management on Supply Chain Management (Case Study: SAIPA Company)

The present study aimed to determine the effect of risk management on supply chain management(case study: Saipa Company). This study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection method. The tools used in this study include the 29-item questionnaire. The statistical population of this study included 110 managers of Saipa Company in Tehran. In this stu...

Risk Assessment and Management in Supply Chain

Supply chains have expanded rapidly over the decades, with the aim to increase productivity, lower costs and fulfil demands in emerging markets. The increasing complexity in a supply chain hinders visibility and consequently reduces one’s control over the process. Cases of disruption such as the ones faced by Ericsson have shown that a risk event occurring at one point of the supply chain can g...