1st Edition

Enterprise Risk Management in the Global Supply Chain

By Thomas A. Cook Copyright 2017
354 Pages 115 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

354 Pages 115 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

In the past 30 years, more companies have begun to develop sourcing and purchasing initiatives in foreign markets. Additionally, U.S.-based export sales have grown to their highest levels. What this growth means is increased exposures. Tied into this increase is a general lack of experience for those executives engaged in global trade with understanding international and supply chain risks and... Read more

Chapter One Defining Global Supply Chain and Enterprise Risk Management; Chapter Two Global Risk Management; Chapter Three Global Trade Risks; Chapter Four Supply Chain and Logistics; Chapter Five International Insurance and Global Risk Management; Chapter Six Structuring a Global Supply Chain Risk Management Best Practice Strategy

 

Biography

Thomas A. Cook has been involved in domestic and global business for over 35 years in an array of supply chain management and international business trades. He graduated from Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, New York, where he holds a BS degree in transportation science and a graduate degree in transportation and business management.

His career began in the US Naval Reserve and the US and Dutch Merchant Marine, where he served as an officer in various commercial and military capacities on passenger, tug, oil, chemical, break bulk, and container vessels all over the globe.

He has authored over 225 articles and published 15 books on international trade, with three of the latest as follows: Post 911 "Compliance in Today’s Global Supply Chain", Mastering Import and Export Management, Purchasing Management, and Driving Risk and Spend out of the Supply Chain.

Thomas A. Cook has lectured all over the world on varied subjects involved with global trade. He is considered by many leading professionals to be top in the field of global logistics and international operations.