Title: Mitigating supply chain disruptions, risks, and vulnerabilities

Authors: John Jeong Kim

Addresses: Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA 24515, USA

Abstract: The global supply chain has made numerous strides in improving processes to keep the supply chain functional. However, supply chain businesses suffer disruptions from many different factors, which impact the supply chain businesses and customers. The purpose of this research was to understand the various ways the supply chain disruption occurs and to develop potential ideas on mitigating disruptions. The background of the issue was researched, followed by the interview of 11 high-level supply chain managers and employees to obtain data for understanding the disruption factors and the strategies that were developed and implemented to mitigate the risks and impact of disruptions. After the interviews were conducted, a thematic analysis was used to analyse the data collected to discover several themes. Each theme involved a general strategy that supply chain businesses can implement and develop based on the different organisational culture while keeping the priorities and goals the same.

Keywords: supply chain industry; supply chain disruptions; risk management; disruption mitigation; supply chain vulnerability; supply chain security; supply chain management; SCM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2025.145690

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2025 Vol.50 No.4, pp.561 - 576

Received: 11 Oct 2022
Accepted: 16 Oct 2022
Published online: 15 Apr 2025 *

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