... of this paper is to provide an update to the Supply Chain Volatility Index (SCVI), and expand on prior work by presenting a conceptual framework illustrating how firms can deal with persistent volatility, the ensuing risk and mitigate the cost implications for their supply chain operations. The authors...

... Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports on the authors'work on a Supply Chain Volatility Index and shows how current supply chain practices may no longer fit the context most businesses now operate in –primarily because these practices were developed under assumptions of stability...

... on a Supply Chain Volatility Index and shows how current supply chain practices may no longer fit the context most businesses now operate in – primarily because these practices were developed under assumptions of stability that no longer hold true. The paper illustrates the findings with case study evidence...