High-Risk Procurement (Paperback)

Paperback. When critical supply fails, operations stop.Fuel shortages halt transportation fleets. Explosives disruptions delay mining operations. Chemical supply failures shut down manufacturing lines. Infrastructure constraints ripple across global logistics networks. In high-risk industries, procurement is not a cost function. It is a system of operational survival.High-Risk Procurement: Securing Critical Supply in Energy, Resources and Industrial Operations reframes procurement as a strategic risk discipline for professionals who operate where supply failure carries real operational, safety, and regulatory consequences.Drawing on direct industrial experience across energy, mining, heavy manufacturing, and chemicals, Carina N Beger reveals why traditional procurement approaches break down under volatility and constraint, and what a structured, risk-informed approach looks like in practice.Introducing the PATHWAY5(TM) FrameworkAt the core of the book is the PATHWAY5(TM) Framework, a practical model built not from theoretical supply models but from direct observation of where procurement capability gaps consistently appear and what it costs when they are exposed under pressure. The framework helps organisations: Strengthen supply resilience and build infrastructure capabilityNavigate market volatility and price exposureImprove governance and procurement decision-makingEnsure regulatory and compliance assuranceTransition from transactional buying to strategic risk managementWho this book is forThis book is written for professionals operating where supply failure has real consequences: Procurement and supply chain leadersOperations and maintenance managersEnergy, mining, and industrial sector professionalsRisk and compliance specialistsExecutives responsible for operational continuityApproximately [237 pages / 50,600 words].The core question in high-risk procurement is never what it costs.It is what happens if it fails. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…