{"product_id":"single-point-of-failure-9780470424964","title":"Single Point of Failure","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past decade organizations have faced relentless customer demand for better value at less cost, individual customization, greater choice, faster delivery, higher quality, exceptional service, and more recently  increased environmental and social consciousness. The organization's \u003ci\u003eweapon of choice\u003c\/i\u003eto address this increasing demand has been the supply chain. However, as the supply chain footprint changed (e.g. outsourcing, off-shoring and customer\/vendor empowerment) so did the organization's exposure to uncertainty. Organizations were taken by surprise since this exposure was unanticipated, complex and beyond their ability to manage. As customers become more demanding and change occurs at an even greater pace, supply chain risk continues to propagate like a parasite. Organizations and societies are at much greater risk of systemic failure because of the massive interdependency throughout global supply chains. The priority now is two-fold; play catch-up and address these mas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction Getting to the Truth 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Laws of the Laws 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws of the Laws\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Management Defined\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw of the Laws #1: Everyone, without Exception, Is Part of a Supply Chain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw of the Laws #2: No Risk Strategy Is a Substitute for Bad Decisions and a Lack of Risk Consciousness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw of the Laws #3: It’s All in the Details\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw of the Laws #4: People Always Operate from Self-Interest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndirect and Secondary Impacts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can You Conclude?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Law #1: If You Don’t Manage and Lead Change, You Have to Surrender to It 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Risk Wake - Up Call — Planned Change, Unplanned Consequences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Can’t Change the Past, but . . . Can We Change the Future?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan You See the Icebergs Ahead?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Law #2: The Paradigm Should Destroy the Parasite: Begin by Defining the Paradigm, Not by Fighting the Parasite 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Paradigm in Action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Does the Organization Need to Identify a Supply Chain Risk Paradigm?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeware! The Paradigm Can Shift without Notice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf the Shoe Fits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Law #3: Manage Your Business DNA in a Petri Dish of Evolving Risk 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanding the Risk Awareness Universe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow Your Business—Know Your Surroundings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Keys to Your Risk Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Operation’s Complete Footprint\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Action Plan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Law #4: In Supply Chain Risk Management, Demand Trumps Supply 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone’s Customer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Your Demand-Based Strategy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarket and Client Factors to Consider\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Law #5: Never Set Up Your Suppliers for Failure 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply Chain Risk Management Program\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSourcing Strategies That Create More Risk, Not Less\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust but Verify\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Law #6: Managing Production Risk Is a Dirty Job: Focus on Managing the Endless Risk of Manufactured Weakest Links 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing Global with the Production of Risk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Collaborative Effort\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Is Production So Critical?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two of the Double Whammy: Labor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Law #7: The Logistics Risk Management Rule: Managing the Parts Does Not Equal Managing the Whole 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Logistics Risk?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCargo and Warehouse Theft\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Piracy Risk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s at Risk?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingle Points of Failure and Aggregate Risk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply Chains Don’t Survive on Product Flows Alone; Information Flows Are Essential\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the End It’s All about the Priorities and Economics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Law #8: Mitigation: If Supply Chain Risk Management Isn’t Part of the Solution, It Will Become the Problem 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow What Do I Do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter the Risk Intelligent Supply Chain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Change—A Catalyst for Redefining Resiliency Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredisruption\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt Time of Disruption\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostdisruption\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Risk Mitigation?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Law #9: Financing: The Best Policy Is Knowing What’s in Your Policy 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsurance and Its Role in Supply Chain Risk Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground on Insurance in the Supply Chain Risk Area\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent Insurance Solutions and Their Limitations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Supply Chain Insurance: Approach and Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Customer Benefits Arising from Supply Chain Insurance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does the Future Hold?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA View from the Insurer’s Side\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Law #10: Manage the Risk as You Manage Your Own: Your Supply Chains Are All Interdependent but Unique 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestioning Old Assumptions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Laws of the Laws\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 287\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402331169111,"sku":"9780470424964","price":26.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470424964.jpg?v=1730480087","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/single-point-of-failure-9780470424964","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}