The fall-out from the horsemeat scandal is continuing with research showing a slowdown in the growth of the £2bn ready meals market
Browsing: Supply Chain Risk
Creating an agile supply chain has become the Holy Grail for businesses seeking to offset a broadening spectrum of risk. But is agility always the best option?
Banks have taken quite a bashing over the past few years. First there were the heavy (and for some, continuing) losses, then there was payment protection mis-selling and the Libor scandal, plus the ongoing rumblings about the bonus culture
Supply chain risk was at the forefront of delegates minds at Davos with the publication of a new report looking at boosting resilience globally
The hazards of trying to manage a long complex supply chain are nowhere better illustrated than by the tragic case of a factory fire in Bangladesh last month which killed more than 100 garment workers
Logistics companies and their clients run the risk of prosecution under the UK Bribery Act which was passed 12 months ago, according to research carried out by GoodCorporation
Given the wide diversity of supply chain risk that most companies are exposed to, shouldn’t we be thinking about just who in the organisation should be responsible for keeping tabs on it?
Have you sat down recently and calculated what disruptions to your supply chain might be costing you? And not just the direct cost, but the impact in terms of lost sales and damaged reputations?
Supply chain risk issues are still causing concern in the US IT industry, according to a new study by BDO, the accounting and consulting organisation. In fact, the concerns have increased in each of the past three years
The increasing interdependency of suppliers, partners and customers is causing concern among finance executives that commercial risks in the supply chain are also increasing, according to a report by software house Basware entitled “The Cost of Control –
