Supply Chain Safety Management Security and Robustness in Logistics
Companies face a variety of risks resulting from cost reduction strategies, rationalization measures, global sourcing, and outsourcing activities. Due to the large number of actors involved, extremely close ties emerge, which significantly increase supply
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Michael Essig, Michael Hülsmann, Eva-Maria Kern, and Stephan Klein-Schmeink (Eds.)
Supply Chain Safety Management Security and Robustness in Logistics
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Editors Prof. Dr. Michael Essig Bundeswehr University Munich Neubiberg Germany Prof. Dr. Michael Hülsmann Jacobs University Bremen Bremen Germany
Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Kern Bundeswehr University Munich Neubiberg Germany Dr. Stephan Klein-Schmeink Gesellschaft für Entwicklung, Beschaffung und Betrieb mbH Köln Germany
ISSN 2194-8917 e-ISSN 2194-8925 ISBN 978-3-642-32020-0 e-ISBN 978-3-642-32021-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-32021-7 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012945329 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Almost daily, newspapers are full of reports about insolvency, product recalls, and production stops. Such disruptive factors that pose a threat to a company’s existence are not new, but have always been directly related to business operations. Moreover, due to the increase in labor division which, in turn, results from outsourcing activities – it is estimated that companies buy approx. 50% to 80% of their value added from outside – companies
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