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Event: 6th Jan 2009 – by Raz Chaudary
According to a recent article, David Simchi-Levi, a professor of engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, suggests that there are several broad strategies shippers can take, including greater flexibility, redundancy, risk pooling and strong network planning.
Event: 5th Jan 2009 – by Simon Emeny
A product which currently complies with MD 98/32/EC may overnight become non-compliant. Unless you are proactive in ensuring compliance, the new MD could have a significant impact upon your business.
– 29th Dec 2008 by Alex Briggs
The Disaster Resource Guide’s 2nd Annual Business Continuity Survey takes a look at the way businesses approached their Business Continuity plans in 2008 compared to 2007. Also included in the survey is an insightful look at trends into 2009.
– 18th Dec 2008 by Alex Briggs
i2 Technologies has published their economic downturn supply chain predictions:
1. SaaS and other engagement models will dominate in 2009
Software as a service (SaaS) and other engagement models will dominate the market in 2009 as companies seek to focus technology budgets on gaining a competitive advantage quickly without additional infrastructure. Outcome-based service engagements will be encoded into contracts in 2009 utilizing a managed business process services approach.
2. Risk becomes real and so does risk management
– 17th Dec 2008
Bob Ferrraris Blog about Supply Chains, this post talks about Supply Chain risks today.
– 17th Dec 2008 by Alex Briggs
Genetically modified? Organic? Country of Origin?
Those are some of the questions that US regulators and food producers are sorting through in their push to increase transparency in food product labelling.
This article highlights some of those issues, with an in-depth look at the organic debate, genetically modified products and the labelling of country of origin of food products.
– 16th Dec 2008 by Alex Briggs
The new ISO 9001:2008 update is slowly making its way into accepted business language. This recent blog post highlights some of the changes. For a more thorough update on what’s new in ISO 9001:2008 and what it means for you and your organisation, read this article.
– 9th Dec 2008 by Alex Briggs
The future of any of the big three U.S. automakers lies both in world-class, competitive products, but also in a vibrant supplier network that can drive higher levels of innovation and time-to-market.
– 8th Dec 2008 by Raz Chaudary
An unimaginable event occurred at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in downtown Mumbai in India on the evening of November 26, 2008.
Terrorists forced their way into the rear entrance of the 105-year-old historic building built by the great grandfather of the CEO of Tata Motors. The magnificent hotel symbolises the success and pride of one of India’s largest private businesses. The capability of the hotel to protect its customers and its reputaion was challenged.
– 20th Nov 2008 by Alex Briggs
PAS 2050 - the new carbon footprinting methodology for products (goods and/or services) sponsored by DEFRA and the Carbon Trust has now been published by BSI. The document is now available for implementation by organisations looking to determine and verify the carbon footprint of specific products.
In this video interview, Paul Smith, Project Leader for Carbon Labelling and Footprinting at Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), talks about how PAS 2050, the new Carbon Footprinting methodology for products can benefit organisations. He explains the verification and certification processes and the value to a brand’s image and reputation that independent assurance can offer. He also talks about how PAS 2050 relates to existing environmental standards, such as ISO 14001 and ISO 14064.
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