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A supply chain is never stronger than the weakest link

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The article is geared towards company CEOs, advising them not to get too detached from supply management, but rather to actively engage in their company’s supply chain management, particularly in businesses like manufacturing, retail and distribution.

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Book Review: Global Supply Chain Management

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This is a handbook indeed, allowing the reader to focus on one area of investigation at the time, while never leaving the whole chain out of sight. My interest in it stems from the fact that it contains a chapter on risk management.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
Building the resilient supply chain
Following up last weeks post on a 2003 UK report on supply chain resilience, here is another "spin-o[...]
Adaptation versus Transformation
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BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book review: Handbook of Transportation Engineering
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Risk Management in Maritime Transportation Networks
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REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
Critical Infrastructure and Resilience
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London Olympics and Business Continuity
Are UK businesses, and in particular London businesses, unprepared for the London Olympics in 2012? [...]
from HERE and THERE
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Cutting back on road spending may not be wise
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