Logistics consultant John Manners-Bell assesses the various sources of external
threat to the supply chain, including environmental, geopolitical, economic and
technological. He examines the lack of supply visibility which puts businesses
at risk, discusses best practice and cites examples of when and how things go
wrong.
Covering global issues, trends and developments, case studies look at: the
tsunami in Japan, floods in Thailand, volcanic ash clouds over Europe,
counterfeit hi-tech goods in China, Walmart providing aid to Hurrican Katrina
victims and Cisco's suppliers going out of business due to the recession. Each
case study describes:
-A company's supply chain and production/sourcing strategy
-A description of the catastrophic event that