Supply chain risk management

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Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

ISSN: 1359-8546

Online from: 1996

Subject Area: Operations and Logistics Management

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Title:	Supply chain risk management
Author(s):	Peter Finch, (Risk Management Consultant with AEA Technology, Warrington, UK.)
Citation:	Peter Finch, (2004) "Supply chain risk management", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 9 Iss: 2, pp.183 - 196
Keywords:	Information systems, Risk management, Small to medium-sized enterprises, Supply chain management
Article type:	Case study
DOI:	10.1108/13598540410527079 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	This article presents a secondary analysis of the literature, supplemented by case studies to determine if large companies increase their exposure to risk by having small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) as partners in business critical positions in the supply chain, and to make recommendations concerning best practice. A framework defining the information systems (IS) environment is used to structure the review. The review found that large companies’ exposure to risk appeared to be increased by inter-organisational networking. Having SMEs as partners in the supply chain further increased the risk exposure. SMEs increased their own exposure to risk by becoming partners in a supply chain. These findings indicate the importance of undertaking risk assessments and considering the need for business continuity planning when a company is exposed to inter-organisational networking.