Risks shift along seafood supply chains

Managing Disruption Risks in Supply Chains

T are two broad categories of risk affecting supply chain design and management: (1) risks arising from the problems of coordinating supply and demand, and (2) risks arising from disruptions to normal activities. This paper is concerned with the second category of risks, which may arise from natural disasters, from strikes and economic disruptions, and from acts of purposeful agents, including ...

Fragile Food Supply Chains Reacting to Risks

Introduction The food supply chain despite being heavily regulated is increasingly in the spotlight for safety scares, recalls and disruptions. Public focus on these issues has also grown following increasing consumer concerns and its consequential costs imposed on the society.(Fearne, Hornibrook et al. 2001). Food supply chains of today are particularly fragile owing to the geographic, economi...

Examining Operational Risks in Supply Chains

In an effort to offset the effects of increasing levels of global competition, demanding customers and employees, shrinking product lifecycles, and decreasing acceptable response times on success in the marketplace, many organizations have become members of formalized extended enterprises known as supply chains. These entities can be described as organizational networks designed to help firms a...

Managing bullwhip induced risks in supply chains

From Reef to Table: Social and Ecological Factors Affecting Coral Reef Fisheries, Artisanal Seafood Supply Chains, and Seafood Security

Ocean and coastal ecosystems provide critical fisheries, coastal protection, and cultural benefits to communities worldwide, but these services are diminishing due to local and global threats. In response, place-based strategies involve communities and resource users in management have proliferated. Here, we present a transferable community-based approach to assess the social and ecological fac...