Supply chains break in predictable and unpredictable ways. Risk management in logistics is the disciplined identification, assessment, and mitigation of threats to the flow of goods and information.

Risks include supplier failure, transport disruption, cyber incidents, natural disasters, and demand shocks. Teams map critical nodes, estimate impact and likelihood, and choose responses—avoidance, reduction, transfer, or acceptance. Insurance, dual sourcing, buffer inventory, and alternate routing are common tools.

Risk registers and scenario planning keep attention on the most consequential exposures. After disruptions, reviews update assumptions and controls. Organizations that practice risk management routinely recover faster and with less financial damage than those that improvise under pressure.

• Identification and mitigation of logistics threats
• Covers supply, transport, cyber, and demand risks
• Uses buffers, redundancy, insurance, and alternate paths
• Supported by registers, scenarios, and post-event reviews