Temporal dynamics of resilience in the palladium supply chain: A data analytics approach

Palladium is a critical raw material that is considered economically and strategically important by various national governments. The palladium supply chain is subject to several supply chain risks, including the geopolitical risk of potential Russian palladium export restrictions. Considering these disruption risks, it is essential to gain...

From Dependence to Autonomy: Unraveling the European Union's Quest for Rare Earth Element Self-Sufficiency Through a Comprehensive Multifaced Analysis

Research Objective &amp; Methodology<br/>The COVID-19 supply disruptions and the energy crisis triggered by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict emphasize the EU's structural supply dependencies and potential damages during crises. It underscores the critical risk factors, particularly Rare Earth Elements (REEs), which are highly susceptible to supply...

From Risk to Resilience: A Strategic Procurement Approach to Risk Mitigation in the Supply Chain: Leveraging Supplier Relationship Management and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Risk Mitigation

This thesis addresses the increasing vulnerabilities in modern supply chains, particularly within the maritime industry. Emphasizing the crucial role of procurement in risk mitigation, the study challenges conventional lean management, advocating for agile supply chain strategies. It introduces the Integrated Supplier Matrix (ISM) to enhance...

The trade-offs between redundancy and flexibility orientated risk mitigation strategies for improving supply chain performance under disruptive risk

This thesis examines the trade-off relation between flexibility- and redundancy-orientated strategies and their impact on improving supply chain performance under disruptive forces. It does so by evaluating the supply chain practices at the Ministry of Defence in the Netherlands. Seeking to improve performance in terms of cost efficiency, and...

The Assessment of Big Data Analytics Based Supply Chain Resilience: A comprehensive tool to assess and benchmark the level of supply chain resilience based on big data analytics enablers in the FMCG industry

Big data analytics (BDA) and supply chain resilience are both present and important topics, but research on the relation between the subjects is limited. This also holds for the translation of the subject for a specific industry. This research therefore addresses this relation and translates it to a comprehensive partial resilience assessment...

The silicon carbide industry in the spotlight – Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) and the sustainability transition

Transitioning of energy intensive industries (EIIs) towards more sustainability forms an important building block in achieving the Paris climate goals. Silicon carbide (SiC) production is such an EII, though it has not yet received much attention in systemic research. This thesis attempts to fill this gap by studying how SiC flows through the...

A framework for assessing the resilience of after-sales service supply chains in the medical equipment industry

As the complexity of global supply chains increases, so does the turbulence and disruption they are suffering from. The medical equipment after-sales service supply chain is closely related to the healthcare industry. Therefore, the ability to provide high levels of customer satisfaction with after-sales services affects not only the performance...

The Future of Nickel in a Transitioning World: Exploratory System Dynamics Modelling and Analysis of the Global Nickel Supply Chain and its Nexus with the Energy System

Acceleration of the energy transition requires increased mining of materials. An important material for the energy transition is nickel, used in the stainless steel required for all energy infrastructure and an important component for both stationary batteries and batteries used in electric vehicles. Previous research has been done on the global...

Influence of Industry 4.0 on supply chain resilience: The case of chlor-alkali supply chain: A qualitative case study of the chlor-alkali supply chain

The usage of Industry 4.0 technologies isgaining a lot of popularity in the context of manufacturing industries. Theyoffer improvements to the traditional manufacturing environment by offeringmore connectivity and integration in the business processes. Many companies aremoving towards these technologies to harness these...

Risk based framework for assessing resilience in a complex multi-actor supply chain domain

Risk management frameworks offer excellent tools to identify and manage risks in supply chains. Existing tools can be used to evaluate impacts of countermeasures, however, analysts struggle with modelling how disruptions escalate in complex supply chain systems within a certain amount of time and across several stakeholders. On the contrary, the...

Enhancing the Resilience of a Semiconductor Supply Network via Modeling and Simulation of Business Continuity Strategies for Alternative Sites: A Case Study of Building a Resilient Supply Network at Infineon

Enhancing supply chain resilience is of vital importance in today’s business to manage and mitigate the risks, especially in the semiconductor industry challenged with long cycle times and short product life-cycles. Transferring production from a primary site to an alternative site after a disaster is one of the strategies to ensure resilience...