Risk Models and Managerial Strategies for the Global Supply Chain's Security

Abstract

This chapter aims to investigate the effectiveness of managerial strategies to address sources of risk and strengthen global supply chain security, with specific attention to disasters deriving from the interaction between extreme natural phenomena and pre-existing socio-economic vulnerabilities. The object of the study is represented by the mutual learning opportunities that can arise from socially-oriented cross-sector collaborations between humanitarian agencies and enterprises. With the ultimate scope of grasping the economic impacts, the business perspective provides several insights to integrate a proactive approach into the corporate strategic planning to ensure a capacity to react with respect to external stimuli. In particular, an in-depth study was carried out dedicated to the regulatory standards that allow the development of this management system. Finally, the private sector's involvement in humanitarian programs is analyzed in order to highlight the benefits in terms of effectiveness of operational performances and the safety of communities' critical infrastructure.