Minimizing supply chain
Disruption risk through enhanced
?exibility
Joseph B. Skipper
Department of Operational Sciences, School of Engineering and Management,
Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, USA, and
Joe B. Hanna
Department of Aviation and Supply Chain Management, College of Business,
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
1. What factors (risks) can potentially disrupt a supply chain, and how?
2. What factors are the largest contributors to flexibility? Explain each of them.
3. How is a multiple linear regression models useful in measuring flexibility?
4. Explain the process of contingency planning.