Logistics

Transport Security Expo and Conference

Event: 14th Sep 2010 – 15th Sep 2010

TranSec World Expo enters its 8th year with the name change to Transport Security Expo and Conference.

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European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 2010

Event: 7th Jun 2010 – 9th Jun 2010

The European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit (SCL Europe 2010) will reveal how you can adapt your supply chain to meet the requirements of the economic rebound and drive renewed growth.

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LRQA Business Assurance Quote of the Day, 18 August, 2009 FOOD SAFETY

– 18th Aug 2009 by Alex Briggs

Last year the world had a wake-up call with the sudden oil and food price rises. While we know the price of our food, the full environmental costs and the costs to our health are significant and hidden. We need a radical rethink of how we produce and consume our food.

UK Environment minister, Hilary Benn

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Risk Managers crucial to restoring Trust

– 1st Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs

Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) next chairman, Paul Howard, was recently interviewed by Sue Copeland for this article in Strategic Risk Magazine.

At a time when resources are even scarcer, risk managers are going to have to be much smarter in the solutions we offer and really review the cost benefit of any situation.

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Danisco sees Sustainability leading Triple Bottom Line

– 26th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs

According to this FoodNavigator.com article, Danisco’s new sustainability chief, Jeffrey Hogue, will look to build more value from company policies and seeing results on the bottom line – as well as for the environment and local communities.

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Business Assurance Thought of the Day, June 23, 2009 - Supply Chain Planning during the Economic Downturn

– 23rd Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs

This Infosysblogs post takes a closer look at where organisations are investing across their supply chain, breaking it down by location and sector.Interestingly, over 50% of organisations that took part in a recent poll inidated that forward planning was their focus, not maintenance.

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Business Assurance Link of the Day, April 29, 2009 : Supply Chain

– 29th Apr 2009 by Alex Briggs

Today’s link of the day is from a leading supply chain blog. This post is titled, “Seven Habits of Effective Supply Chain Managers.”

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Supply Chain Managers Fear Protectionism

– 15th Apr 2009 by Alex Briggs

Supply chain managers in North America, Europe and Asia by a wide margin worry that increasing trade protectionism could push the global recession into a global depression, according to a survey released today.

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Business Assurance Thought and Link of the Day, March 25, 2009: Supply Chains

– 25th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs

Today’s thought and link are related to global supply chains and are from the same source, Bob Ferrari’s blog.

Tata didn’t set the price of the Nano by calculating the cost of production and then adding to margin. Rather it set $2500 as the price that it thought customers could pay and then worked back, with the help of partners willing to take on a challenge, to build a $2500 car that would reward all involved with a small profit.

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TAPA reports 50% rise in theft from facilities in 2008

– 11th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs

This Cargo News Asia article states that The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has raised the alarm bells on theft across global supply chains. Linking the rise in crimes to the current economic climate, the TAPA report highlights the need for increased transparency across global supply chains, as well as the need for a robust supply chain security management system.

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