Supply chains are prone to disruptions and associated risks. To develop capabilities for risk mitigation, supply chains need to be flexible. A flexible supply chain can respond better to environmental contingencies. Based on the theoretical tenets of resource-based view, relational view and dynamic capabilities theory, the current study develops a relational model of supply chain flexibility co...

Nepal’s unique geographical features, frequent political disturbances, strikes, a limited and complicated road network, frequent road breakdowns, government interventions as well as a volatile international oil market make the supply chain of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) rather unique. We analyze different risks in the NOC supply chain and discuss what can be done to find inventory strategies th...

In today’s supply chain, the technology of RFID is become significantly important. Many researches have been published several articles over RFID. In this research, we have examined the major challenges, which faces by companies during implementation phase as well we also discuss the fruitful benefits of this technology’s blessings. RFID is consider as a backbone for information sharing process...

Supply chain management, Network design, Closed-loop supply chain, disruption. This paper presents an optimization model for the design of a closed-loop supply chain network consisting of suppliers, production facilities, recovery centers, disposal centers, and markets. The proposed model is capable of accounting for risks of disruption and investigating the lateral transshipment strategy to re...

Purpose – To counteract the effects of global competition, many organizations have extended their enterprises by forming supply chain networks. However, as organizations increase their dependence on these networks, they become more vulnerable to their suppliers’ risk profiles. The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for modeling and evaluating risk profiles in supply chains via Ba...

With the increasing emphasis on supply chain vulnerabilities, effective mathematical tools for analyzing and understanding appropriate supply chain risk management are now attracting much attention. This paper presents a stochastic model of the multi-stage global supply chain network problem, incorporating a set of related risks, namely, supply, demand, exchange, and disruption. We provide a ne...

Today’s supply chains characterize as high uncertainty, high customer expectations, and high vulnerability. Supply chain risk management (SCRM) has been an important area of supply chain management. Internal risks resulted from the interaction among supply chain members act as the major impact on supply chain coordination, but they are difficult to be modeled and analyzed if using traditional m...

This thesis describes a proposed risk identification process that is intended to systematically identify potential risks that could materialize within a company’s supply chain that would affect component supply. The process is based on a specific situation at Nokia though is intended to extend to other companies that rely extensively on outsourced component manufacturing. An analysis of the cur...