Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to managing risks in global supply chains -- Current state of risk management in global sourcing -- The supply chain risks of global sourcing -- Too big for the individual firm : creating cooperative networks to solve difficult supply chain risk challenges -- Developments in organizational performance through strategic supply chain collaboration -- Performance-based logistics in contingency health care operations -- Risk acceptance of GEEC? Risk in maritime supply chain systems -- An analysis of a major oil spill case in the Baltic sea -- Political risks in contemporary supply chains : the case of the natural gas crisis -- Enegrisa : managing procurement risks in the Turkish energy industry -- Introduction to tools, techniques, and approaches -- Managing supply chain risk in financial services -- A comparative study of financial and operational measures in the automotive industry -- A toolkit to secure supplies for effective supply chain risk management in the aircraft construction industry -- Using information technology to mitigate supply network risk -- Practical approaches to supply chain continuity : new challenges and timeless principles -- Strategic supply management : the litmus test for risk management in a three echelon supply chain -- Assessing project risks within the supply chain of SELEX Sistemi Integrati (Finmeccanica) -- Estimation of disruption risk exposure in supply chains - three cases.