Four Phrases to Eliminate Today to Move Procurement Forward
Posted: 03/13/2018 - 01:47
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Sustainability: What We Know and Don’t Know
Posted: 02/17/2018 - 00:36
Supply chain sustainability is a nice idea, but there are a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to the finer details. So, while genuine progress has been made, there are also a lot of businesses whose commitment to a sustainable supply chain is questionable.
Procurement: From Theory to Practice
Posted: 02/03/2018 - 02:17
Not many people can say they haven't heard the voice of a young child asking “Why?” No matter what the subject matter we all seem to be programmed to want to know the “why” behind the “what.” The procurement workplace is no different but we tend to find difficulty in connecting these. Understanding the ins and outs of theory and practice become essential to success in the procurement world.
Why multiplying compliance risks demand a calculated strategy
Posted: 05/11/2017 - 07:43
In the past, compliance risk was a top-of-mind issue among select industries: regulators appeared to have banking and financial services, along with energy and extractives, under a constant microscope. But as supply chains expanded across oceans and continents, and countries legislated regulations to address bribery and corruption, terrorist financing and human trafficking, compliance risk grew for all types of organisations. Now the pressure is on you.
Air freights, drones, and the Internet of Things: what is the future of the supply chain?
Posted: 09/27/2016 - 03:02
Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the global supply chain hasn’t really changed all that much. Products are made from raw materials in factories, shipped off somewhere else (either by land or sea), stored in a warehouse, and then distributed to retailers. Beyond a few small differences, this is more or less the way most people have acquired their stuff for nearly two hundred years.
The outsource economy
Posted: 08/24/2016 - 20:07
Globalisation has sparked a shift in production to third parties. Savvy manufacturers are tapping digital networks to maximise opportunities and minimise risk.
Writing Competition: The Winner
Posted: 08/16/2016 - 19:59
What will be the most important drivers of change in the global sourcing arena over the next decade, and why?
Opportunism: the other side of trust (Part 2)
Posted: 08/08/2016 - 20:04
Global supply chains: understanding and managing key legal risks
Posted: 01/05/2016 - 00:22
As supply chains become increasingly complex, identifying the legal risks inherent in managing such a widely dispersed network of suppliers, manufacturers and other trading partners is key to spotting issues and being able to solve them as soon as possible. Global supply chains come under threat from a wide range of risks including natural disasters, financial crisis, strikes, and, perhaps a most prominent concern of late, cybercrime and terrorism.
Joseph E. Stiglitz: making globalisation work
Posted: 11/03/2011 - 00:00
For the most part this series has examined the big thinkers in economics who have influenced the development of modern outsourcing. This week I want to focus on Joseph E. Stiglitz, whose work has the power to influence how companies think about globalisation.
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