Yuba Sutter Chamber of Commerce - Event Information
Event Name:
Supply Chain Risk Management: Drivers and Barriers
Event Type(s):
Community Events
Description:
Embry-Riddle Worldwide's free live webinars give you a chance to take part in our virtual learning experience. These interactive presentations, taught by faculty members or other experts who are leaders in their respective industries, cover a broad spectrum of topics.
Join us for this free webinar to learn about risk management within supply chain networks - the importance of managing risk and what obstacles impact it.
Logistics and supply chain researcher and Embry-Riddle professor Dr. Aman Gupta will discuss supply chain risk and why risk management is important. He will also examine different risk drivers, sources, consequences and mitigation strategies.
The 60-minute complimentary session concludes with a moderated live question and answer period. Register today!
With our growing global economy, today’s supply chains are more complex than ever. Suppliers are not constrained to a city, state or even country, which makes managing a supply chain a challenging task. A single disruption in one element can adversely affect the entire process.
Dr. Aman Gupta is associate professor and department chair for Decision Sciences in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His research interests focus on supply chain risk management, health-care operations management, reverse logistics, closed-loop supply chains, queuing networks, and service quality in the aviation industry. He has conducted projects related to supply chain risk management and logistics infrastructure in Louisville, Kentucky, a major supply chain hub. Dr. Gupta has authored and co-authored numerous articles related to supply chain and logistics and teaches courses in operations management, purchasing, project management, logistics management, and more.