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London Olympics and Business Continuity

Are UK businesses, and in particular London businesses, unprepared for the London Olympics in 2012? A recent report by Deloitte would suggest so. Over two-thirds of large companies in the UK expect the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to have virtually no impact on their ability to operate “business as usual”.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Shippers, carriers and disruptions
Both shippers and motor carriers are impacted by travel time variability, but they react differently[...]
Structural embeddedness and the extended supply chain
The other day, while reviewing a chapter for inclusion (or not) in the upcoming book Managing Risk i[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Low Cost Country Sourcing
Low-cost countries. A dream for some and a nightmare for other others. What are typical supply chain[...]
Book Review: Political Risk
Egypt is in crisis. After Tunisia, now Egypt is rocked by a popular uprising, and the outcome of the[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Global Risks 2009 - Countries at risk?
How will the current financial downturn affect supply chains? That's what we all wonder about, isn't[...]
Analysing road vulnerability in Norway
How does the Norwegian Public Roads Administration NRPA assess the vulnerability of the Norwegian ro[...]
from HERE and THERE
Should you join the Supply Chain Network SCN?
I joined SCN two days ago, and it has been very rewarding so far. The Supply Chain Network SCN marke[...]
Lean logistics = risky logistics?
A posting on Evolving Excellence called Long is not Lean caught my attention the other day. The auth[...]