This chapter explores the uncertainties associated with today's highly interdependent supply chains and the risks inherent their geographic dispersion and organizational fragmentation. It first lays out the sources of risk and their potential consequences to the corporations who are supply chain...

Large engineering projects (LEPs) are high-stakes games characterized by substantial irreversible commitments, skewed reward structures when they are successful, and high probabilities of failure. Their dynamics also change over time. The journey from initial conception to ramp-up and revenue...

The Strategic Management of Large Engineering Projects -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- The IMEC Research Group -- The IMEC Research Program -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Public Goods and Private Strategies: Making Sense of Project Performance --...