@conference {carvalho_h._designing_2007,
	title = {Designing principles to create resilient Supply Chains},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference},
	year = {2007},
	note = {<p>n/a</p>
},
	pages = {186{\textendash}191},
	address = {Nashville, USA},
	abstract = {<p>This paper explores the designing principles to create resilient Supply Chains ({SC)} with the ability to return, rapidly, to the initial stage or to an improved one after a disturbance occurrence. Supply chain disturbances and failure modes are identified and discussed. The concept of resilience applied to {SCs} is defined and explored; a conceptual {SC} Resilience Index and a {SC} Resilience Indicator are proposed. A framework for the design of resilient supply chains is introduced, identifying main {SC} characteristic that can be modified to increase {SC} resilience and to mitigate its inherent vulnerability. An exploratory simulation study is presented to test the design of alternative {SC} scenarios.</p>
},
	author = {Carvalho, H. and Cruz-Machado, V.}
}
