Network Design, Redesign and Supply Chain Resilience. Understanding the Managerial Perspective

This book adopts a managerial perspective to explore supply chain resilience and network design (and redesign), two interconnected, crucial topics in a world in which major disruptions are affecting global supply and value chain networks. Based on an analysis of the opinions of supply chain managers, it highlights the different way in which practitioners and academics look at supply chain resilience and network design and redesign strategies. Employing a scenario analysis framework, it features detailed case studies from the pharmaceutical, semi-conductor and automotive industry. The book concludes with an analysis of the relationship between practitioner perspectives and research trends on supply chain resilience and network design, ultimately providing suggestions for improved mutual collaboration and future studies.