SCM Conferences, E.Coli, Zombies - This Week in Supply Chain Management (24 / 2011)

I really enjoyed this week’s supply chain reading list and I hope you do too!
Right now I am busy preparing for my visit to Thailand in July where I will have the chance to exchange some thoughts on supply chain simulation and risks. It will be my second stay in Bangkok, but I am really looking forward to it.

News

• Vivek Sehgal take a look at some recent figures on losses accumulated by supply chain disruptions. Honda seems to be hit most with an estimate drop in profits of USD 1.42bn. (Supply Chain Musings)
• Not only the physical supply chain has been affected by the disaster, financial flows should be in focus, too. (Wall Street Journal)

Blogs

• Jan Husdal reviews a study by Marsh on supply chain risks and what to do about ‘em (Jan Husdal)
• Paul Snell blogs about how to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, and how this is related to supply chain risk management. (supplymanagement.com)
• Bob Ferrari summarizes the development and current status of the E.Coli (EHEC) outbreak in Europe (Supply Chain Matters)
• Yet another article by Bob Ferrari on the spring conference season, highlighting some insights on the current mindset of supply chain professionals. (Infosys)
• Steve Banker writes about the Catch-22 of supply chain management and how the recent crisis fit in this metaphor. (Logistics Viewpoints)

Research

• Peter Trkman et al. just recently started a survey on how supply chain risk management can add value to the company. You can take part here (via Jan Husdal)
• On a related topic: The Journal of Business Logistics just published an exploratory study on supply chain security: “Examining Antecedents to Supply Chain Security Effectiveness: An Exploratory Study” (Wiley)

As you can see there is more than enough left to read for this weekend, also have a look at the literature reviews I did this week:

• Monday: What do you have to consider if you what to develop supply chain simulation capabilities.
• Wednesday: Two days ago I introduced a nice stochastic model for supply chain optimization.

Enjoy your weekend!