Allocation of Responsive Capacity in Managing Supply Chain Disruptions

近年来，2011年日本地震、2004年南亚海啸等重大自然灾害，以及全球供应链和精益制造系统的最新趋势表明，供应链面临着更多的风险，导致物流中断和潜在损失。最近的这些重大事件突出表明，全球供应链并不像看上去那么可靠。不考虑中断影响的供应链设计缺乏适应这些事件的措施。2011年日本地震后，丰田报告称，地震在六个月后仍对产量产生影响；因此，该公司的目标是设计一个强大的供应链，一旦发生另一次大地震，该供应链将在两周内恢复。

In recent years, major natural disasters of 2011 Japan Earthquake, tsunami in south Asia (2004), coupled with recent trends of global supply chains and lean manufacturing systems showed that supply chains are exposed to a greater number of risks resulting in material flow disruptions and potential loss. These recent major events highlighted that global supply chains are less reliable than they appear. Supply chain designs that do not consider the impact of disruptions lack the measures to accommodate these events. After the 2011 Japan Earthquake, Toyota reported that the quake still affected the output after six months; as a result, the company has targeted to design a robust supply chain that would recover within two weeks in the event of another major earthquake.