The role of procurement in building a resilient supply chain
D'Andrea, Camilla (A.A. 2024/2025) The role of procurement in building a resilient supply chain. Tesi di Laurea in International operations and supply chain, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Emanuela Delbufalo, pp. 74. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
Resilience. Ecological origins. Early adoption in supply chain management. Resilience vs robustness and agility. Resilience, risk and vulnerability. Core dimensions. The funnel metaphor. Concluding observations and Covid-19 evidence. Procurement. Procurement vs purchasing. Types of procurement. The procurement process. Managing complexities. Strategic role of procurement in building supply chain resilience. Procurement as a driver of supply chain resilience: evidence from McDonald’s case. Methodology. Why McDonald’s is an instructive resilience setting. The procurement shift: from transactional purchasing to strategic governance. Sustainability as a response to structural risk. Integrated demand and supply planning. Anticipatory risk governance. Preventing endogenous vulnerability: standards, auditability and remediation. Procurement as a driver of climate and ecosystem resilience upstream. Strategic implications.
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Bibliografia: pp. 71-73.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in Management, English language (LM-77) |
| Chair: | International operations and supply chain |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Delbufalo, Emanuela |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Jell-Ojobor, Maria |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2026 11:01 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2026 11:01 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46271 |
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