"This case study serves to discuss a class of risk management strategies in supply chains. It underlines the importance of seeing supply risk management in its whole context encompassing the following parametres: - Operating decisions, influencing the supply profile for the commodity in question, including inventory picks, lot-sizing, cost-service tradeoffs, amount of and supply chain layout.
Procurement decisions, affecting the supply profile for the commodity in question, including cover policy constraints, regional vs. global procurement, open costing procedures, etc. - Added hedging choices related to the commodity in question, such as taking positions in linked markets. "
Supply Risk Management at Unilever Managing Spend at Risk case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: January 31, 2009 PRODUCT #: INS055-PDF-ENG
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