@article{f6207dc7378d4f8e99e1cf63ec58d6e8,
title = "Purchasing Organization Involvement in Risk Assessments, Contingency Plans, and Risk Management: An Exploratory Study",
keywords = "Supply-chain management, suppliers, risk, purchasing, contingency planning",
author = "Zsidisin, {George A.} and Alex Campanelli and Upton, {Rebecca L}",
note = "Purchasing organizations use various strategies and techniques to minimize the chance and impact of detrimental events occurring in the supply base. Supply risk assessments are a necessary first step in managing those risks. An analysis of in‐depth interviews with purchasing professionals from nine companies indicates that purchasing organizations often create contingency plans, and implement process‐improvement and buffer strategies in response to perceived supply risks discovered in assessments.",
year = "2000",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1108/13598540010347307",
language = "American English",
volume = "5",
journal = "Supply Chain Management",
}