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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2013)
Original Research Article

Assessing the Trade-Off Between Lean and Resilience Through Supply Chain Risk Management

Marinko Maslaric
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
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Todor Backalic
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
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Svetlana Nikolicic
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
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Dejan Mircetic
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
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Published 2013-12-30

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Keywords

  • lean,
  • resilience,
  • supply chain risk management,
  • trade-off

How to Cite

Maslaric, M., Backalic, T., Nikolicic, S., & Mircetic, D. (2013). Assessing the Trade-Off Between Lean and Resilience Through Supply Chain Risk Management. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 4(4), 229–236. https://doi.org/10.24867/IJIEM-2013-4-128

Abstract

In the run toward leaner supply chain, organisations have opted for new business paradigms which assume a strict selection between core and non-core activity, cutting costs and reducing waste in every supply chain processes. A number of research and case studies shows that the cost savings from these initiatives were admirable. However, this business ideology leads our supply chains to new extremes. Zero stock as an example of intense cost reduction policy and integrated supply chain management invariably comes with increased risks, related to raising vulnerability to delays and disruptions within supply chain. So the real picture is that lean strategy reduces costs and waste from supply chain, but also reduces supply chain resilience. Thus, creating and assessing the trade-off between cost savings (achieved through lean strategy) and resilience is rather than a necessary. This balance between efficiency and resilience could be reached through supply chain risk management concept. Hence, in this paper an attempt has been made to show how to use general supply chain risk management model to access appropriate balance between lean and resilience.

 

Article history: Received (25.10.2012); Revised (11.06.2013); Accepted (28.06.2013)  

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