@InProceedings{nair07a,
  author =	 {Anand Nair and Jos\'{e} M. Vidal},
  title =	 {Examining the Relationship between Topology and
                  Performance of Supply Networks in the Presence of
                  Random and Targeted Disruptions},
  booktitle =	 {38th Annual Meeting Decision Sciences Institute},
  year =	 2007,
  abstract =	 {In this study we examine the relationship between
                  supply network’s topology and its robustness,
                  responsiveness and dynamism in the presence of
                  random and targeted attacks. The investigation uses
                  the theoretical and modeling framework proposed in
                  Sterman (1988) as the basis for examining adaptive
                  behavior in an inventory management decision
                  context. The linear supply chain in Sterman (1988)
                  is extended to form supply networks that have
                  distinct topological characteristics. Specifically,
                  the two dominant topological paradigms of random
                  networks and scale-free networks are considered to
                  form supply networks. The robustness, responsiveness
                  and dynamism of these networks are examined by
                  considering random node failures and targeted
                  attacks on nodes. The study considers supply chain
                  performance measures, such as inventory levels and
                  cost, as well as network performance measures, such
                  as characteristic path length, size and length of
                  largest connected component, maximum distance in the
                  largest connected component and clustering
                  coefficients. Based on the findings of these
                  computational experiments we develop several
                  research propositions that would potentially enable
                  further theory development of complex adaptive
                  supply networks.},
  url = 	 {http://jmvidal.cse.sc.edu/papers/nair07a.pdf},
  comment = 	 {Non-refereed abstract}
}