While Supply Risk has been a hot topic in procurement and supply chain circles for some time, it’s been difficult to find broad-based empirical information about what organizations are doing on this front. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics is looking to do something about that. They are currently conducting a “Global Scale Risk Survey” to determine “experiences and attitudes toward Supply Chain Risks and Risk Management”.
Check it out at: http://www.supplyexcellence.com/blog/2009/11/24/mit-measuring-the-real-impact-of-supply-risk/