- 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
- 13
- DEC
- 2011
A shortage of space: innovative risk management in the supply chain
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk
The floods in Thailand earlier this year knocked out much of the world’s hard disk production. Intel announced yesterday that it will miss its profit targets because of the scarcity brought about by this crisis. But what can procurement do about this? more
- 31
- OCT
- 2011
Thailand floods cause more supply chain disruption
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Risk, Economy & Current Affairs
Monsoon rain in Thailand has caused the country's heaviest flooding in half a century. As the flood waters affect the centre of Thai commerce the consequences are only beginning to be fully appreciated. more
- 17
- OCT
- 2011
Can you over-invest in green?
Author: Maggie Slowik - Categories: CSR & Green, Risk
Last week my colleague Tom Seal and I ran a webinar discussing the forces that influence how organisations tackle sustainability, ranging from consumer demand to government legislations, all the way to supplier behaviour. more
