A Delphi-based risk analysis - Identifying and assessing future challenges for supply chain security in a multi-stakeholder environment

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1815-1833

  Markmann, Christoph ^a   Darkow, Inga Lena ^a   von der Gracht, Heiko ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delphi; Future; Multi stakeholder; Risk; Supply chain security; Terroristic attacks

Indexed keywords

DELPHI; FUTURE; MULTI-STAKEHOLDER; SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY; TERRORISTIC ATTACKS;

COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; DELPHI ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; TERRORISM;

EID: 84885083957     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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