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What goes into resilience?

Posted on 2010-04-30 by

Resilience, in essence, is bridging vulnerabilities by honing capabilities. Seldom have I seen such a comprehensive yet to the point article on supply chain resilience that satisfies both academia and the industry at the same time.

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Pay more get more?

Posted on 2010-04-29 by

“Suitemates” is the big new marketing campaign by Kinaxis. Episode 5 of a six-episode short video series – Double Down – has been just released, telling the fictional story of BILK Moore – the merger between two ERP companies and how their two CEOs end up behind bars for fraud and unethical business conduct

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Volcanic ash cloud – really a surprise?

Posted on 2010-04-24 by

Icelandic civil aviation authorities have warned Europe for a long time about the potential consequences of a volcanic ash cloud, but no one took them seriously…perhaps we should have.

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Managing risk together

Posted on 2010-04-23 by

How do risks in supply relationships and and organizational learning play out in risk management when supply chain partners collaborate and develop a learning supply chain?

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Using social media in a crisis

Posted on 2010-04-21 by

Scandinavian Airlines launched its Facebook page the day before the volcanic ash cloud. Perfect! SAS goes a long way to show how to use social media in a crisis. Perhaps it doesn’t help that much but shows that they care.

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Sweet Seduction

Posted on 2010-04-21 by

“Suitemates” is the big new marketing campaign by Kinaxis. Episode 4 of a six-episode short video series – Suite Caroline -has been just released, telling the fictional story of BILK Moore – the merger between two ERP companies and how their two CEOs end up behind bars for fraud and unethical business conduct.

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Book Review: Heads in the sand

Posted on 2010-04-20 by

What is business continuity really? It is the social responsibility to survive that your business has vis-a-vis the community it is located in, the customers it serves and the suppliers that rely on it.

Posted in BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS

Volcanic Ash Cloud Day 5

Posted on 2010-04-19 by

While it is fair to assume that volcanic eruptions are in the business continuity plans of most airlines, it is probably not so fair to assume that 5 days of sudden air traffic restrictions is in the business continuity plans of most companies reliant on frequent air travel.

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Can we do without air traffic?

Posted on 2010-04-18 by

The German newspaper Die Welt has an interesting, semi-humorous article, looking at the possible impacts of a volcano scenario that lasts one week, one month and one year. Can we do without air traffic?

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Business continuity 101

Posted on 2010-04-17 by

This is the 3rd day with severe transportation and thus supply chain disruptions all over Europe, due to the volcanic ash clod from Iceland, forcing travellers, cargo shippers and logistics providers to seek alternative solutions. In essence this is a very practical lesson in business continuity.

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Not all risk is risk

Posted on 2010-04-16 by

How to define, understand and describe risk

The article lists and discusses eight risk definitions, and then suggests an alternative and comprehensive definition that captures all aspects of risk.

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Today’s transport disruption: volcanoes

Posted on 2010-04-15 by

Now Norway and much of Northern Europe are facing a major supply chain disruption: The shutdown of all air traffic because of a volcano eruption on Iceland. What will happen next?

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Downgrades are upgrades

Posted on 2010-04-14 by

“Suitemates” is the big new marketing campaign by Kinaxis. Episode 3 of a six-episode short video series has been just released, telling the fictional story of BILK Moore – the merger between two ERP companies and how their two CEOs end up behind bars for fraud and unethical business conduct. Their software is so full of bugs that even upgrading doesn’t fix it, it just adds new errors, that require new upgrades, that still won’t work because…

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Supply chain vulnerability: Mitigation strategies

Posted on 2010-04-13 by

Which mitigation strategy that works best when faced with which supply chain catastrophe? This is a paper that every supply chain manager should read, at least once.

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Vulnerable or valuable supply chain?

Posted on 2010-04-12 by

Supply chain integrity must encompass both operational and reputational dimensions. Companies must invest in enhancing the integrity of their supply chains, in a manner which balances operational objectives with reputational risks.

Posted in REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

Time for a change

Posted on 2010-04-11 by

With the help of a weekend, and the principle of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) I have hopefully transformed this blog to the better. I’m still working on it, as a blog is always a work in progress. It will never be really finished, and there will always be new alleys to explore.

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Suites – what suites?

Posted on 2010-04-10 by

Today they take us back to their company presentation after their merger, announcing the new names of their software suites, where absolutely none of the names or ludicrous acronyms they come up with make any sense.

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Risk versus vulnerability

Posted on 2010-04-09 by

In this paper safety and security are brought together in a unifying risk and vulnerability framework that covers both accidental and malicious events.

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Friend or foe or both?

Posted on 2010-04-04 by

Supply chain collaboration, easy or difficult? And can it really work? In theory yes, but in reality? Maybe not.

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Flexing your SCM muscles

Posted on 2010-04-03 by

Flexible supply chains can indeed “flex” their supply chain management muscles (pun intended) and show the strength that lies in them. With transportation being a key ingredient in any supply chain, much of this strength comes from flexibility in transportation.

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