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Supply chains and terrorism.
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
|---|---|
| Author | Sheffi, Yossi |
| Abstract | On the morning of September 11 th, 2001 the United States and the Western world entered a new era – one in which indiscriminate terrorist acts of all kinds must be expected. Many, if not most, of the expected consequences of the new era will be reflected in supply chain management challenges: relations with suppliers and customers, transportation difficulties and revised inventory management strategies. This article looks at the twin corporate challenges of preparing for new terrorist attacks, and of operating under heightened security resulting in less reliable lead times and less certain demand scenarios. In addition it looks at how companies should organize to meet those challenges efficiently and the new role that public-private partnerships are likely to play. To prepare for terrorist attacks, firms should revise their inventory management posture and keep strategic inventory on hand. This does not mean that they should abandon just-in-time principles since JIT brought about better quality, higher accountability and better productivity, in addition to reduction in inventory carrying cots. Instead, firms should manage the strategic inventory in a JIT fashion. Similarly, firms should not abandon offshore |
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| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Supply Chain New Era Strategic Inventory New Terrorist Attack Western World New Role Reliable Lead Time Indiscriminate Terrorist Act Transportation Difficulty Terrorist Attack Just-in-time Principle Twin Corporate Challenge Supply Chain Management Challenge Public-private Partnership Inventory Management Posture United State Inventory Management Strategy Certain Demand Scenario Expected Consequence Jit Fashion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
