Title: An information-exchange perspective on supply-chain risk management: systemic organisational motives and cognitive barriers

Authors: Jyri Vilko; Anna Rumpu; Jouni Koivuniemi

Addresses: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Skinnarilankatu 34, PO Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, Finland ' Lappeenranta University of Technology, Skinnarilankatu 34, PO Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, Finland ' Lappeenranta University of Technology, Skinnarilankatu 34, PO Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, Finland

Abstract: Disruptions in the supply chain are critical issues for many companies, and complexity and disintegration are emerging as one of the major challenges to risk management in this context. For the risk management to work on a proper level the actors in the supply chain need to collaborate and share information. In this paper we assess information exchange and the related risks in the supply chain between the Baltic States and Finland. We discuss methods of information exchange and the risks involved, and analyse the case in terms of the cognitive barriers and systemic motives.

Keywords: supply chain risks; risk assessment; risk management; information exchange; visibility; identification; collaboration; cognitive barriers; systemic motives; holistic perspective; supply chain management; SCM; information sharing; Baltic States; Finland.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2012.048369

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2012 Vol.12 No.4, pp.460 - 482

Published online: 28 Nov 2014 *

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