Quantifying sources of risk in global food operations and supply chain

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2017-11
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Wiley-Liss Inc.
Abstract
The food industry plays a significant role in food supply. However, it is increasingly facing a significant number of risks to tackle. This article provides insight into sources and quantification of risk, which can restrict food operations and supply chain performance. Certainly, risks imposed by today's constantly changing global environment makes it imperative for food and agribusiness firms to develop purposeful proactive and predictive risk management for their global supply chains. We proposed the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model to analyze sources of risks attached to the focal firm's global food operations and supply chain. The identified risks were from a review of relevant literature, expert opinions from the focal firm supply chain C-level executive, and consultants in the food industry. We grouped the identified risks into seven categories and discussed the risk mitigation strategies. We validated the proposed model using a case study involving a focal food and agribusiness firm with global presence. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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This article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this article is published in Thunderbird International Business Review (2017), available online at: https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21842.
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Cross-border M&As, Emerging markets firms, Formal institutional distance, Informal institutional distance, Ownership Strategy
Citation
Enyinda, C. I., & Mbah, C. H. (2017). Quantifying sources of risk in global food operations and supply chain. Thunderbird International Business Review, 59(6), 653–661. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21842
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