Supply Chain risk

www.BusinessAssurance.com to interview experts at Ethical Corp Supply Chain Event

13th Oct 2008 by Alex Briggs

Our editor will be on hand at this week’s gathering of some of the world’s leading supply chain experts and directors .

We will be blogging from the event, as well as providing our audience with some insight from some of the key topics discussed at the event.

We will be interviewing some of the supply chain world’s most influential thought leaders.

Starting with Monday, October 20th, we will be posting each day next week with either a blog post or an interview.

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Business Continuity… Competitive Advantage for GOODYEAR

6th Oct 2008 by razchaudary

According to Robert J. Keegan,the Chairman and CEO of Goodyear, enacting company’s integrated strategic business continuity plans in advance of the hurricane has minimised business impact and the management process is recognised as a competitive advantage. Goodyear relied on the process to ensure the supply chain maintained the delivery of critical raw materials to all of its’ tyre manufacturing facilities.

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The impact of the Chinese milk crisis on global supply chains

3rd Oct 2008

As the contamination of Chinese milk sends ripples through the global food industry, Eversheds lawyers Richard Matthews and Elizabeth Hyde lay out the due diligence procedures that food companies must go through when sourcing from outside the EU

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Business’ Top 10 risks identified

2nd Oct 2008 by razchaudary

Reseach identifies the top 10 strategic risks for global supply chains and businesses. Are you ready for the highlighted five fastest-rising threats that could also have a significant impact over the next three to five years?

According to Ernst & Young’s report, they highlight regulatory and compliance as the highest risks followed closely by global financial shocks, workforce and consumer aging, and the rise of emerging markets.

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$300m IBM Investment in Business Continuity and Resiliency Services via 13 Global Data Centres in 10 Countries

26th Sep 2008 by razchaudary

IBM has spotted an opportunity to fulfil growing global demand from businesses and governments to avoid, prepare and recover operations from disruption.

This is the biggest investment IBM has yet made in this area, according to Brian Reagan, who directs the company’s global strategy and portfolio management group.
IBM provides data storage on as-needed basis. In the event of a service disruption, the company said its datacentres would be able to electronically process the shift in information from customer sites in order to restore service in a reasonable amount of time.

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Brand Reputations and Food Scares

23rd Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs

The melamine scare that has engulfed China has spilled over into the rest of the world. Nestle spent yesterday responding to media reports that there were concerns with Nestle Growing Up Milk, a product that seeks to bridge a toddler’s move from mother’s milk to cow’s milk.
Nestle has been very proactive and firm in denying the reports that have appeared in Hong Kong media, stating “”Nestle is confident that none of its products in China is made from milk adulterated with melamine.”

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US Food + Drug Administration moves to reduce “Port Shopping”

22nd Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to reduce the practice called “port shopping,” or trying to gain entry at different ports when a potential import has already been rejected. The F.D.A. requires such foods must be exported or destroyed.

The rule would require denied imports to bear a label that would read, “United States: Refused Entry.” The rule would also implement a provision of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002.

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Measuring your Supply Chain Performance

22nd Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs

This Supply Chain Market article takes an in-depth look at supply chain performance, asking some of the tough questions. Supply Chain Assurance is all about ensuring that your supply chain is functioning at maximum capacity and efficiency. The role of management efficiency is highlighted here.

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The Ethical Supply Chain Summit 2008

Event: 16th Oct 2008 – 17th Oct 2008

The Ethical Supply Chain Summit 2008 is the largest in a long line of ethical procurement and sourcing conferences run by Ethical Corporation. Last years event, held in Amsterdam attracted 173 high level attendees from 21 different countries and this event looks to be even bigger!

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Are Standards helping or hurting workers rights?

17th Sep 2008 by Alex Briggs

Two workers rights experts have held an insightful debate into Supply Chain standards and human rights for workers. Jeff Ballinger, academic, former union and NGO activist is clearly against standards as the end all solution for factory abuses, while Doug Cahn, consultant and formerly of Reebok, is in favour of standards and audits in bringing about change in supply chain factories around the globe.
This Ethical Corporation article features the full debate.

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