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Rigorous Risk Management

Risk management is emerging as a key focus area for corporations, especially in terms of the extended supply chain. As they take on expanded responsibilities for global sourcing, supply chain managers are also increasingly required to manage risk in terms of brand, reputation, and ethical sourcing, not just procurement and purchasing risks.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Outsourcing – risking it all?
"The world is at risk and the supply chain is not exempt." Are you scared? "Supply risk used to be d[...]
Adaptation versus Transformation
Many businesses believe themselves to be nested in a stable environment and are confounded when thin[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book Review: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
This book by Martin Christopher, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, is one of the better if [...]
Book Review: Transportation GIS
This book showcases many examples of how GIS can be applied in the field of transportation using Arc[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Global Resilience Index
The 2015 FM Global Resilience Index provides an annual ranking of 130 countries and territories acco[...]
Assess the vulnerability of your production system
So far I have reviewed "international" literature and web sites, and it is only fitting that now it [...]
from HERE and THERE
Will your business byte the dust?
To backup or not to backup? Honestly, you shouldn't even be asking yourself this question. Can you a[...]
Three steps to make your supply chain less vulnerable
Some time ago, Jeff Karrenbauer, CEO of Insight Inc., a top international provider of supply chain p[...]