{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"residual risk","description":"Once a freight forwarder or logistics provider has put all planned controls, insurance cover, and redundancies in place, some exposure inevitably remains: that is residual risk. It refers to the portion of a risk that persists after all mitigation measures have been fully applied—whether due to natural disasters, geopolitical disruptions, or technical failures beyond operational control. In supply chain risk management, residual risk is treated as an unavoidable constant; the key question is whe","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/residual-risk","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T15:41:22.076962","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/residualrisk.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/residual-risk","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"residual risk · Once a freight forwarder or logistics provider has put all planned controls, insurance cover, and redundancies in place, some exposure inevitably remains: that is residual risk. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/residualrisk.asp"}