- 16
- AUG
- 2012
Steel a march: why low prices may worry buyers
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk
The value of the metal has fallen from $912/tonne in March 2011 to $734 in July of this year. How do we interpret these figures and what do they mean for business? more
- 10
- JUL
- 2012
Airlines consolidate their risk: will this reduce innovation?
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk
Both Airbus and Boeing have signalled intentions to lead a new wave of consolidation among their supplier bases. more
- 02
- JUL
- 2012
Management consulting: Ways to increase client satisfaction
Author: Peter Lückert - Categories: Risk, Cost Management
70% of clients who engaged consultants (including management consultants) were not fully satisfied with their project results, according to a global consulting client satisfaction study, undertaken by the RFP Company in 2011. more
- 08
- MAY
- 2012
The Bribery Act and procurement – are we taking it seriously?
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk
It’s coming to the first anniversary of the UK Bribery Act’s introduction. The Act caused a frison of fear throughout the business industry when it was introduced. more
- 09
- MAR
- 2012
Japanese tsunami a year on: can we stop it happening again?
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk
There have been many developments in risk mapping and prediction software since a 15 metre wave travelling at 800 miles an hour struck the south of Japan on 11 March. Are they useful? more
- 26
- JAN
- 2012
Commodity Price Volatility: A Distraction from the Real Challenge
Author: Tom Seal - Categories: Risk, Economy & Current Affairs
The commodity prices we see and pay are not a true reflection of supply and demand. more
- 10
- JAN
- 2012
Supply Chain Resilience: Putting 2012 to the test
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk
The preliminary findings of our CPO 2012 Strategy study seem to support the view that it takes few practical measures to build supply chain resilience. Typically, managers tend to rely heavily on the power of documentation and contracts to protect them. more
- 21
- DEC
- 2011
Wrap Up 2011
Author: Sanna Pearson - Categories: Risk
2011 has proved to be an eventful and undeniably tumultuous year. Natural disasters seem to have struck worldwide, riots have plagued parts of the world from the Middle East to London, and glaring uncertainty faces the global, and in particular, European economies. more
