Information Management in Cloud Environment Risks and Mitigation Strategies

The emergence of complex supply chains is one of the most important consequences of globalization. The management of these supply chains requires increased efforts by organizations that, on one hand, are increasingly pressured by customers in terms of service levels, on the other hand, must manage their suppliers from various locations and with different local requirements. In this context, an appropriate management of information flows is needed to create the adequate visibility level for managing supply chain risk. This chapter presents an overview on the concepts of risk management, visibility and information management in supply chains. This study proposes a conceptual framework for the selection of risk mitigation strategies in the supply chain and characterizes the external and internal information flows decision makers need to implement two categories of risk mitigation strategies: redundancy and flexibility.

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Investigating the significance of disaster information management

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies ◽

10.4102/jamba.v5i2.73 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mukundi Mutasa

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Information Management ◽

Disaster Risk ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Disaster Risk Management ◽

Disaster Mitigation ◽

Recovery Processes ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Disaster Information ◽

Management Curriculum

Disaster information informs disaster risk management interventions. However, it is the systematic management of this key resource that has not yet been fully embraced. In some cases, information is still haphazardly collected, analysed, managed and disseminated. This paper, utilising mainly secondary literature sources, explores the importance of disaster information and its systematic management in disaster risk management programming. It presents challenges associated with information management in disaster situations and critiques the trend whereby the collection, management and dissemination of information are usually limited to disaster situations. This only serves to further marginalise post-disaster recovery processes, which are integral with regard to generating knowledge essential for the formulation of future disaster mitigation strategies. The paper concludes by arguing for the integration of disaster information management into current disaster risk management curriculum.

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Risk and Visibility in Supply Chains

Global Business Expansion ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5481-3.ch069 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1501-1524

Author(s):

Dario Messina ◽

Cláudio Santos ◽

António Lucas Soares ◽

Ana Cristina Barros

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Information Management ◽

Risk Mitigation ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Information Flows ◽

Supply Chain Risk ◽

Service Levels ◽

Risk Mitigation Strategies ◽

Internal Information

The emergence of complex supply chains is one of the most important consequences of globalization. The management of these supply chains requires increased efforts by organizations that, on one hand, are increasingly pressured by customers in terms of service levels, on the other hand, must manage their suppliers from various locations and with different local requirements. In this context, an appropriate management of information flows is needed to create the adequate visibility level for managing supply chain risk. This chapter presents an overview on the concepts of risk management, visibility and information management in supply chains. This study proposes a conceptual framework for the selection of risk mitigation strategies in the supply chain and characterizes the external and internal information flows decision makers need to implement two categories of risk mitigation strategies: redundancy and flexibility.

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