Risk and Resilience in Supply Chains provides a structured, evidence-based framework for assessing and building supply chain resilience. Global supply chains face an era of unprecedented disruption. Geopolitical tensions, climate instability, pandemics, and cyberattacks have exposed the fragility of networks engineered for cost efficiency above all else. Organizations that once thrived on lean inventory and single-source strategies now confront a stark reality: optimization without resilience is a liability. This book provides a structured, evidence-based framework for assessing and building supply chain resilience. It introduces the Enhanced Supply Chain Resilience Benchmark (ESCRB), a maturity-based diagnostic tool comprising four weighted dimensions, eighteen sub-sections, and a comprehensive set of capability indicators. The benchmark enables organizations to measure their structural readiness across the full resilience lifecycle - from strategic positioning and preparation to operational response, organizational learning, and financial justification. The text begins by reframing risk and opportunity as inseparable dimensions of strategic decision-making and introduces a risk-opportunity matrix that challenges conventional thinking. It then establishes Time-to-Survive and Time-to-Recover as the operational metrics for resilience measurement. A rigorous benchmarking methodology, grounded in academic literature and practitioner validation, translates these concepts into a scored questionnaire that organizations can apply immediately. A dedicated financial chapter addresses the persistent challenge of securing executive funding for resilience initiatives, introducing Supply Chain Value at Risk, Real Options Valuation, and a comprehensive Resilience ROI formula. Written for both academic and practitioner audiences, this book equips supply chain leaders, risk managers, and executive decision-makers with the tools to transform resilience from an abstract aspiration into a measurable, fundable, and strategically governed capability.
