Reference no: EM131312948 , Length: 8
Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
Read this article on supply chain risk mitigation, and then answer each of the following questions in 6-10 sentences. Provide critical assessment based on the above article, text readings, scholarly research, and personal experience. Cite your resources using APA format.
1 What factors (risks) can potentially disrupt a supply chain, and how?
2 What factors are the largest contributors to flexibility? Explain each of them.
3 How is a multiple linear regression model useful in measuring flexibility?
4 Explain the process of contingency planning.
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8-2 Short Paper
APART FROM THE ARTICLE YOU WILL READ, HERE IS ANOTHER RECOMMENDED REFERENCE :
Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
John Mangan, Chandra Lalwani, Tim Butcher, and RoyaJavadpour John John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2nd Edition
2012
ISBN: 978-1-119-99884-6
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