A Review of Complex Systems Technologies for Supply Chain Risk Management

Supply chain disruptions and risks have been garnering more attention in recent years owing to the occurrence of several high-profile disruptions and many published works acknowledge the increasing vulnerability to disruptions in supply chains. Few, however, explicitly embrace complex systems (CS) approach as a holistic, system-wide perspective towards supply chain risk management (SCRM). This paper analyzes the current status and identifies research trends in applying CS approaches to SCRM by analyzing the Science Direct publication database. The paper then provides a further review of CS technologies for SCRM and discusses on the gaps and directions for future research in SCRM by CS technologies.