DETECTING VULNERABILITIES IN A SUPPLY CHAIN

摘要

Vulnerabilities in a supply chain are detected by creating a graphical representation of the supply chain containing a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges between nodes. Each node is an entity in the supply chain, and each entity has an associated profile of properties for that entity. Each edge represents an interaction between two entities. The set of descriptive properties at each entity in the supply chain and each interaction between two entities are used to determine a current level of vulnerability to perturbations in the supply chain for a plurality of entities in the supply chain. Remedial actions to be taken in the supply chain can then be identified to reduce the current level of vulnerability for at least one entity in the supply chain.