Sourcing decisions under risks of catastrophic event disruptions

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1058-1074

  Meena, P L ^a   Sarmah, S P ^a   Sarkar, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Service level; Sourcing strategy; Supplier selection; Supply chain risk; Supply disruption risks

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DECISION MAKING; NUMERICAL METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960965310     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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