A novel supply chain network evolving model under random and targeted disruptions

Due to the fact that there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of how the dynamic nature of supply chain networks (SCNs) interrelates with network structures, particularly network topologies under disruptions. This research employs a novel evolving model of a supply chain network (SCNE model) by modifying the Barabási and Albert (BA)...

Mitigating personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain disruptions in pandemics – a system dynamics approach

Purpose: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as an unprecedented health crisis worldwide and heavily disrupted the healthcare supply chain. This study focuses on analysing the different types of disruptions occurring in personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic and on proposing mitigation...

Climate Change Impact Assessment on Ports: Overview and Gap Analysis

In spite of the major and broad consequences of adverse climate change impacts on ports in general, relatively little and relevant detailed research is made available within public domain. Several studies have addressed climate impacts on transportation infrastructure however very few focus on ports and supply chain. Ports are considered...

Managing supply chain risks and disruptions at an inland terminal with a focus on inter-organizaitonal collaboration challenges: A case study at the inland terminal Alpherium in collaboration with Heineken

This double degree thesis focuses on supply chain risk and disruption management at an inland terminal, while taking into account the inter-organizational collaboration challenges between the shipper and the inland terminal. The case study is used in combination with an integrated framework for managing supply chain risks and disruptions found...

Exploring Shared Situational Awareness in Supply Chain Disruptions

Risk and volatility in the form of political issues, natural disasters, terrorism etc., are impending dangers to the normal functioning of today’s world. Supply Chains (SCs) are the backbone to societal functions and are heavily affected when such events occur. SC professionals have limited preparedness to deal with disruptions. Shared...

Raw Materials Business Continuity Plan: A Case Study at SABIC in Europe

The high level complexity of today’s supply chains, their strive for ever increasing efficiency, and their global structure have rendered supply risk management more important than ever, forcing companies to start taking measures against supply chain vulnerabilities, especially on the inbound side. A great deal of the risks on the inbound side...