An Analysis on Logistics Risk Management: Tools, Techniques and Review

The aim of this article is to analyze logistics risks from tools applied in risk management phases. A systematic literature review was the main research method. A sample of conference proceeding papers was formed from the IEEE Xplore Digital Library database. The core results show that mathematical modeling was the scientific method most applied by authors in literature. Logistics outsourcing was the primary topic, also identified as the central type of risk. Risk ranking indexes were employed as the main logistics risk measures. Multi-criteria methods, for instance, Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation and AHP were the focal tools applied, especially in the risk assessment phase. As a future research direction we suggest the combined use of simulation-based optimization to support the logistics risk management.