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    Essays in supply chain risk management : an analytical and networks perspective

    Author
    Divey, Shailesh J.
    ORCID
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9567-8356
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    Hekimoglu, M. Hakan; Ravichandran, T.; Clark, Brian J.; Pazour, Jennifer A.;
    Date Issued
    2022-08
    Subject
    Management
    Degree
    PhD;
    Terms of Use
    This electronic version is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author.;
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    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13015/6247
    Abstract
    In the last few decades, a number of organizations have been affected by unforeseen supply-chain vulnerabilities and disruptions. A common theme at the heart of these crises is the lack of robust processes to identify and successfully manage risks exacerbated by the increasing globalization and complexity of supply chains. Risk management, therefore, plays a vital role in effectively operating supply chains in the presence of a variety of uncertainties. My dissertation studies the problem of supply chain risk management from two perspectives: analytical and network science. First (Chapter 2), I focus on the operational aspect to handling supply chain risks, which is appropriately responding to risk by investing in AI-based event-monitoring capabilities. In particular, I investigate a risk-averse firm’s investment decision in event-monitoring technologies, and the impact of risk on disruption mitigation strategies. My ideas around the impact of investing in event-monitoring to mitigate the impact of disruption and the benefits of optimal strategies were developed based on stylized mathematical models. The models help identify the optimal strategies, i.e., the best course of action. Second (Chapter 3), I address how firm risk affects its centrality within a manufacturing supply chain network. Firms do not exist in isolation, and their decisions determine their influence within the network. Firms’ operational decisions about their connections are self-preserving in order to position themselves for optimal business and information flow as well as social capital. A risk-induced shock to a firm can generate ripple effects in the supply chain, and the decision making of the firm and its connections indicates how risk will affect their importance within the network.;
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    August 2022; School of Management
    Department
    Lally School of Management;
    Publisher
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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