Case Study Sampling

... Generic approaches on the reaction to disruptions in supply chains were derived from the results of the working group's discussions and confirmed by state-of-the-art literature. This served as basis for the Wütz and Stölzle's (2014) conceptual essay. In order to accentuate the practical perspective, seven case studies are conducted addressing the contemporary challenges and hands-on reactions to disruptions in supply chains.
The case studies draw attention to disruptions that occur (1) in distribution activities to customers, (2) in production activities, and (3) in sourcing activities with suppliers and sub-suppliers. Table 1 provides a summary of the examples clustered according to the part of the supply chain where the disruption occurred. ...