The importance of supply chain management is increasing. As companies and networks of firms compete globally, the management of the flow of products and information has become a crucial factor that can decide success or failure of a company. In this context, an important task is the optimization of the inter-organizational collaboration and an effective approach to manage the risks in the supply chain.



This volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten, Thorsten Blecker, and Christian M. Ringle, provides valuable insights into:



new approaches for supply chain risk management

supply chain complexity management

innovative supply chain and product design

summaries of international case studies.



This volume addresses timely and relevant topics. Both researchers and practitioners are addressed and can obtain valuable background information from current contributions by international authors presenting a state of the art research overview.