Disruption and Operational Risk Quantification and Mitigation Models for Outsourcing Operations

Disruption and Operational Risk Quantification and Mitigation Models for Outsourcing Operations
Author: Ragip Ufuk Bilsel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2009
Genre:
ISBN:

More companies choose outsourcing to gain cost advantages, focus on their core competencies and maintain competitive edge. Although outsourcing provides many benefits, it also makes the buyer more dependent to the outside firms and increases his exposure to supply chain risks. This dissertation provides quantitative techniques to measure those risks and mathematical models to incorporate risks in supply chain decision making. Outsourcing risks are grouped under two main categories: operational risks which represent risks due to day to day global supply chain operations and disruption risks which are related to rare, but catastrophic events that may disrupt supply chains and cause heavier damage than the operational risks. In this dissertation, we first present a general risk quantification scheme and a classification based on four major risk components: severity of impact, frequency of occurrence, detection time and recovery time, and implement this scheme to quantify disruption risks. Severity of impact is modeled using the Generalized Extreme Value Distribution which is appropriate for modeling minima and maxima of rare events. Frequency of occurrence is modeled as a Poisson process. A Markov chain is used to model information propagation in supply chains and detection time is modeled using the mean first passage time concept. Risk recovery time is assumed to be exponentially distributed and a conceptual model to compute the parameter of the exponential distribution is also developed. Another important issue in risk management is mitigation plans. Once a supplier faces a disruption, the buyer should have an alternative strategy to follow. In this dissertation, we propose two multiobjective mathematical models to optimally generate supplier assignment and mitigation plans under two different purchasing strategies. The first strategy, called single sourcing, assumes that the buyer assigns an order for a product to one and only one supplier; that is, order splitting among suppliers is not allowed. The second strategy, called multiple sourcing, is a generalization of the single sourcing model where the buyer can split an order among a predetermined number of suppliers. Both models consider four objectives: minimizing total cost, lead time and risk value, and maximizing quality of purchased items. The multiobjective models are solved using four variants of goal programming and their solutions are discussed. Operational risks are more common in supply chains and can be modeled using traditional probability distributions. In this dissertation, we extend the multiobjective mathematical models developed earlier to stochastic programming models. Uncertainty in customer demand and production capacity are assumed to cause operational risk. Initially, demand and capacity parameters are modeled as normal random variables and chance constraints are formed to include those stochastic data in the mathematical models. Deterministic equivalents of those chance constraints are derived to numerically solve the models. When no correlation among random variables is assumed, the deterministic equivalent models are linear mixed integer programs which can be solved efficiently using commercial optimization software. If correlation is included, deterministic equivalent models become nonlinear mixed integer programs which are computationally more challenging. Alternative linearization procedures are proposed to transform the deterministic equivalents of the nonlinear models to linear mixed integer programs. This results in an increase in the problem size. Deterministic equivalent models are also solved using goal programming techniques. It is observed that the optimal solutions to the deterministic models are infeasible to the stochastic models. This indicates that previous supply chain decisions are no longer valid when uncertainty is considered in decision making. We also present a robust model where the normality assumption on demand and capacity random variables is removed. This robust model is valuable when the decision makers have information only on the mean and the variance of demand and capacity. The robust model is more conservative and provides poorer results compared to the stochastic models under normality.

No Excuses

No Excuses
Author: Dennis I. Dickstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2008-12-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470481102

Why should a company have an operational risk management function and how should it be organized? No Excuses proposes that operational risk should be examined through the business processes, that is, the flows of business. It provides practical, how-to, step-by-step lessons and checklists to help identify and mitigate operational risks in an organization. As well, it shows how operational risk can be directly linked to the process flows of a business for all industries. CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CROs, CIOs, and CAOs will benefit from this innovative book.

Supply Chain Engineering

Supply Chain Engineering
Author: A. Ravi Ravindran
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2023-08-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000924017

This new edition textbook continues down the path that the first edition, winner of the 2013 IISE/Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award, successfully carved out. The textbook targets engineering students and emphasizes the use of operations research models and solution methods important in the design, control, operation, and management of global supply chains. Completely updated, Supply Chain Engineering: Models and Applications, Second Edition stresses quantitative models and methods, highlights global supplier selection and vendor risk management techniques, and discusses the use of multiple criteria decision-making models in supply chain management. The new edition includes chapters on health and humanitarian supply chains, including disaster management and logistics modeling, and on warehousing and distribution. Disruptions to global supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed throughout the book. Industry and government strategies to make the global supply chains resilient are also presented. Thirty four case studies have been included to illustrate various supply chain models and methods. Exercises are included at the end of each chapter, and a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides are available for qualified textbook adoptions. The new edition continues to target upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in engineering, as well as MBA students in operations management, logistics, and supply chain management programs that emphasize quantitative analysis. It is also useful as a reference for technical professionals and researchers in industrial engineering, supply chain management, procurement, logistics and health administration.

Operational Risk Management

Operational Risk Management
Author: Ron Kenett
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2010-10-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780470747483

Models and methods for operational risks assessment and mitigation are gaining importance in financial institutions, healthcare organizations, industry, businesses and organisations in general. This book introduces modern Operational Risk Management and describes how various data sources of different types, both numeric and semantic sources such as text can be integrated and analyzed. The book also demonstrates how Operational Risk Management is synergetic to other risk management activities such as Financial Risk Management and Safety Management. Operational Risk Management: a practical approach to intelligent data analysis provides practical and tested methodologies for combining structured and unstructured, semantic-based data, and numeric data, in Operational Risk Management (OpR) data analysis. Key Features: The book is presented in four parts: 1) Introduction to OpR Management, 2) Data for OpR Management, 3) OpR Analytics and 4) OpR Applications and its Integration with other Disciplines. Explores integration of semantic, unstructured textual data, in Operational Risk Management. Provides novel techniques for combining qualitative and quantitative information to assess risks and design mitigation strategies. Presents a comprehensive treatment of "near-misses" data and incidents in Operational Risk Management. Looks at case studies in the financial and industrial sector. Discusses application of ontology engineering to model knowledge used in Operational Risk Management. Many real life examples are presented, mostly based on the MUSING project co-funded by the EU FP6 Information Society Technology Programme. It provides a unique multidisciplinary perspective on the important and evolving topic of Operational Risk Management. The book will be useful to operational risk practitioners, risk managers in banks, hospitals and industry looking for modern approaches to risk management that combine an analysis of structured and unstructured data. The book will also benefit academics interested in research in this field, looking for techniques developed in response to real world problems.

Handbook of Integrated Risk Management in Global Supply Chains

Handbook of Integrated Risk Management in Global Supply Chains
Author: Panos Kouvelis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2011-10-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118115791

A comprehensive, one-stop reference for cutting-edge research in integrated risk management, modern applications, and best practices In the field of business, the ever-growing dependency on global supply chains has created new challenges that traditional risk management must be equipped to handle. Handbook of Integrated Risk Management in Global Supply Chains uses a multi-disciplinary approach to present an effective way to manage complex, diverse, and interconnected global supply chain risks. Contributions from leading academics and researchers provide an action-based framework that captures real issues, implementation challenges, and concepts emerging from industry studies.The handbook is divided into five parts: Foundations and Overview introduces risk management and discusses the impact of supply chain disruptions on corporate performance Integrated Risk Management: Operations and Finance Interface explores the joint use of operational and financial hedging of commodity price uncertainties Supply Chain Finance discusses financing alternatives and the role of financial services in procurement contracts; inventory management and capital structure; and bank financing of inventories Operational Risk Management Strategies outlines supply risks and challenges in decentralized supply chains, such as competition and misalignment of incentives between buyers and suppliers Industrial Applications presents examples and case studies that showcase the discussed methodologies Each topic's presentation includes an introduction, key theories, formulas, and applications. Discussions conclude with a summary of the main concepts, a real-world example, and professional insights into common challenges and best practices. Handbook of Integrated Risk Management in Global Supply Chains is an essential reference for academics and practitioners in the areas of supply chain management, global logistics, management science, and industrial engineering who gather, analyze, and draw results from data. The handbook is also a suitable supplement for operations research, risk management, and financial engineering courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.

Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Risk
Author: George A. Zsidisin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2008-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0387799346

Risk is of fundamental importance in this era of the global economy. Supply chains must into account the uncertainty of demand. Moreover, the risk of uncertain demand can cut two ways: (1) there is the risk that unexpected demand will not be met on time, and the reverse problem (2) the risk that demand is over estimated and excessive inventory costs are incurred. There are other risks in unreliable vendors, delayed shipments, natural disasters, etc. In short, there are a host of strategic, tactical and operational risks to business supply chains. Supply Chain Risk: A Handbook of Assessment, Management, and Performance will focus on how to assess, evaluate, and control these various risks.

Operational Risk and Resilience

Operational Risk and Resilience
Author: Chris Frost
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2000-11-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 008051314X

Well publicised failures in risk management have appeared with shocking frequency over the past few years. Affected firms can suffer significant commercial damage or even bankruptcy as a result. Only now is there a growing realisation that risk management is a key management responsibility. This book will help turn your firm into a 'risk aware' organization which will be able to avoid catastrophic loss. It will also enable senior management to make better strategic and operational decisions, thanks to an informed understanding of business hazards. Case studies from a wide cross section of different firms and markets are used to explain how to define, analyse and control operational risk. An insightful guide to one of the key topics of modern strategic and operational management, written by a team of expert risk management professionals Learn about the application of operational risk management to a wide range of market sectors, including commercial, retail and investment banking, investment management, insurance, the energy industry, telecommunications, manufacturing and logistics Case studies and worked examples from around the world, including North America, Western Europe, South East Asia and Latin America

Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply Chain Disruptions
Author: Haresh Gurnani
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2011-09-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0857297783

One of the most critical issues facing supply chain managers in today’s globalized and highly uncertain business environments is how to deal proactively with disruptions that might affect the complicated supply networks characterizing modern enterprises. Supply Chain Disruptions: Theory and Practice of Managing Risk presents a state-of the-art perspective on this particular issue. Supply Chain Disruptions: Theory and Practice of Managing Risk demonstrates that effective management of supply disruptions necessitates both strategic and tactical measures – the former involving optimal design of supply networks; the latter involving inventory, finance and demand management. It shows that managers ought to use all available levers at their disposal throughout the supply network – like sourcing and pricing strategies, providing financial subsidies, encouraging information sharing and incentive alignment between supply chain partners – in order to tackle supply disruptions. The editors combine up-to-date academic research with the latest operational risk management practices used in industry to demonstrate how theoreticians and practitioners can learn from each other. As well as providing a wealth of knowledge for students and professors who are interested in pursuing research or teaching courses in the rapidly growing area of supply chain risk management, Supply Chain Disruptions: Theory and Practice of Managing Risk also acts as a ready reference for practitioners who are interested in understanding the theoretical underpinnings of effective supply disruption management techniques.

Enterprise Risk Management

Enterprise Risk Management
Author: David Louis Olson
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9812791485

This book expands the scope of risk management beyond insurance and finance to include accounting risk, terrorism, and other issues that can threaten an organization. It approaches risk management from five perspectives: in addition to the core perspective of financial risk management, it addresses perspectives of accounting, supply chains, information systems, and disaster management. It also covers balanced scorecards, multiple criteria analysis, simulation, data envelopment analysis, and financial risk measures that help assess risk, thereby enabling a well-informed managerial decision making.The book concludes by looking at four case studies, which cover a wide range of topics. These include such practical issues as the development and implementation of a sound risk management structure; supply chain risk and enterprise resource planning systems in information systems, and disaster management.

Outsourcing

Outsourcing
Author: Chris Lonsdale
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Key texts in managing outsourcing risks are outlined in this study along with a critical analysis of the operational tools and techniques which dominate academic/practitioner thinking.