Title: Supply chain risk assessment: a content analysis-based literature review

Authors: Thi Huong Tran; Mario Dobrovnik; Sebastian Kummer

Addresses: School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam ' Institute for Transport and Logistics Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria ' Institute for Transport and Logistics Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria

Abstract: In recent years, along with globalisation trend, risk management has been an integral part in supply chain management. In this vein, supply chain risk assessment has become an active and important research subject. There is considerable research and debate on the approach and method of assessing risk in order to obtain a sound base for decision making in supply chain and supply chain risk management. This paper aims to synthesise overall aspects of supply chain risk assessment in the literature. To this end, we have investigated 140 peer-reviewed articles in high quality journals by using a content analysis method and a systematic approach. The heterogeneous definitions, focuses, procedures, methods, and indicators of supply chain risk assessment referred to in previous research are comprehensively analysed and presented in classification frameworks in order to gain insights into this field, explore research gaps, and provide an outlook for future research.

Keywords: supply chain management; supply chain risk; supply chain disruption; risk assessment; risk analysis; risk indicator; risk scale; systematic review; content analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2018.096088

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2018 Vol.31 No.4, pp.562 - 591

Received: 03 Dec 2016
Accepted: 29 May 2017
Published online: 12 Nov 2018 *

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