Risk Management

Supply Chain Aspirations – Part III

Monday, December 1, 2014 · Robert A Rudzki How to get the resources you need, to achieve the results that you know (or suspect) can be produced? Readers of this column should know the answer: “it’s the business case, stupid!”

The Evolving Landscape of Low Cost Country Sourcing…Reprised

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 · Robert A Rudzki Are last year’s low-cost countries the right answer for the future? Maybe not.

Do Flags of Convenience Enable Ebola?

Monday, October 20, 2014 · Patrick Burnson U.S. shippers have been assured by a variety of governmental agencies that cargo vessels of Liberian Registry are no more vulnerable to carrying the Ebola virus than vessels sailing under other Flags of Convenience.

Seeing is Believing: Visualizing Supply Chains in Distress

Monday, October 20, 2014 · Ranjana Mary Ninan and Christopher Sean Wang There is no better way to show the impact of major disruptions on supply chains than to convey the level of risk involved through a clear, impactful, visual device.

The Risk of Failure

Friday, September 5, 2014 · Rosemary Coates Global supply chains have become longer, stretching worldwide; and with every stretched link comes the potential for a weak spot and additional risk of failure.

How World-Class Procurement Organizations Outperform

Monday, August 18, 2014 · Patrick Burnson New Research Shows Top Organizations Operating at Lower Costs, With Fewer Staff

Supply Chain Managers Take “World View” on Risk

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson AsiaInspection, a global provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, and Latin America, maintains that supply chain managers should pay more attention to risk irrespective of region.

Mitigating Risk Means Evaluating Emerging Nation Resilience

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson FM Global commissioned analytics and advisory firm Oxford Metrica to develop country rankings with the aim of bolstering intelligent dialogue around building resilience and avoiding supply chain disruption.

A New Worry for Supply Chain Managers: Storm Surge

Monday, August 4, 2014 · Patrick Burnson While scientific predictions are pointing to lower-than-normal storm activity for 2014, the risk of significant damage to the nation’s transport infrastructure is a constant threat.

Riskiest Countries for Business: FM Global Ranks Nations by Supply Chain Resilience

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 · Patrick Burnson New Resilience Index is an online, interactive tool that displays data on country-by-country susceptibility to supply chain disruption

Resources May Not Be Running Out…But That Doesn’t Mean “Business as Usual”

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 · Patrick Burnson In the last several years, major companies have drawn the attention of international media when they have suffered supply disruptions due to raw material shortages.

Managing for Catastrophes: Part III

Friday, March 28, 2014 · Dr. Alan Kosansky and Michael Taus, Profit Point The most important ingredient in supply chain planning is the supply chain management team and all the other people whose job it is to continuously analyze and improve the organization’s operations.

Managing for Catastrophes: Part II

Thursday, March 27, 2014 · Dr. Alan Kosansky and Michael Taus, Profit Point There are five elements of a resilient supply chain

Managing for Catastrophes: Building a Resilient Supply Chain

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 · Dr. Alan Kosansky and Michael Taus, Profit Point Building a resilient supply chain requires success in four key areas: policy, strategy, information technology and partnerships.

Four Best Practices For Minimizing Global Supplier Risk

Thursday, February 27, 2014 · Paul Mandell Today’s corporate procurement function faces a wide array of serious challenges. Among the most vexing are those that relate to supplier risk—an area made particularly complex by an increasing reliance on suppliers in foreign lands.