Natural disasters and their impacts on supply chains

This research aimed to understand how Brazilian organizations, located in areas affected by natural disasters were impacted in their operations and the impacts to their whole supply chain. Based on documentary analysis, the study identified the major events that happened in Brazil between 2003 and 2...

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Autores: Miguel, Priscila Laczynski de Souza, Brito, Renata Peregrino de, Pereira, Susana Carla Farias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional do FGV (FGV Repositório Digital)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/16421
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10438/16421
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Natural disasters
Supply chains
Documentary analysis
Administração de empresas
Catástrofes naturais
Descripción
Sumario:This research aimed to understand how Brazilian organizations, located in areas affected by natural disasters were impacted in their operations and the impacts to their whole supply chain. Based on documentary analysis, the study identified the major events that happened in Brazil between 2003 and 2012 and the most affected supply chains, as well as key players during the disaster and the greatest impacts on economic activities. The results suggest that natural disasters are still not considered in the risk management by companies, despite the effects on their activities