Supply Chain Safety Management Security and Robustness in Logistics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Essig, Michael (Editor), Hülsmann, Michael (Editor), Kern, Eva-Maria (Editor), Klein-Schmeink, Stephan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Logistics,
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Industrial procurement.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Procurement.

Companies face a variety of risks resulting from cost reduction strategies, rationalization measures, global sourcing, and outsourcing activities. Due to the large number of actors involved, extremely close ties emerge, which significantly increase supply chains’ vulnerability to disruptions – this...