Strategies for building Supply Chain Resilience: A Comprehensive Review with Insights from the Freight Forwarding Industry
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Examensarbete på kandidatnivå
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Bachelor Thesis
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2024
Författare
Hanngren, Daniel
Samuelsson, Axel
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This report examines freight forwarders' strategies to strengthen the resilience of their supply
chains during global disruptions. In recent years, supply chain disruptions have increased,
emphasizing the importance of resilience in managing these challenges. The concept of
supply chain resilience has evolved to focus more on proactive threat identification and rapid
recovery, utilizing advanced technologies and fostering collaboration and flexibility.
By using a combined methodology of a literature review, a modeling approach and
conducting two interviews, the report explores and analyzes how companies can manage and
minimize the impact of supply chain disruptions. The literature review provided an in-depth
understanding of the concept of supply chain resilience and the varying definitions that exist
in the field. A developed model called T-IRRA, which focuses on five phases named
transparency, identify, respond, recover, and advance, is set as a framework to systematically
analyze and improve supply chain resilience. The interviews, with experts from both practical
and theoretical perspectives, were used to validate the model and integrate practical insights
into our analysis.
The results show that transparent communication and active involvement of all stakeholders
are crucial to effectively manage disruptions. Furthermore, the integration of advanced
technologies such as IoT and AI is critical but requires significant investment and data
protection measures. Continuous learning and development is essential, with post-disruption
assessment and knowledge management strengthening resilience. This report provides
practical guidance for freight forwarders striving to strengthen their supply chain resilience in
a complex industry.
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supply chain resilience , supply chain disruptions , freight forwarders