Disaster Resilient Supply Chain Operations (DROPS) Workshop Series

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This series – to be held in Cambridge – is intended to gather people involved in disaster preparedness, mitigation and relief with expertise in aspects of supply chain operations and resilience. The workshop series will be part presentation, part discussion and the aims of the workshop series are to

(i) Identify factors which drive the need for a resilience perspective on DROPS

(ii) Capture key aspects of DROPS requiring some degree of resilience through spatial analyses (mapping)

(iii) Determine barriers to effective resilience

(iv) Capture case examples of effective/ineffective resilience in disasters  

Topics covered will include:

- Spatial analyses / mapping of supply chain operations in the face of disasters

- Criteria for DROPS

- Frameworks / approaches to resilience in disasters

- Role of big data/analytics in enabling DROPS

- Future directions for DROPS

- Case studies

Where: The workshop series will be held at multiple locations in Cambridge.

Bookings: If you would like to attend, please contact Tariq Masood E: tm487@cam.ac.uk.