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
Sustainable supply chains: do they really benefit my company?
Posted: 04/01/2016 - 19:55
As companies have started to internalise (and for that matter, practice) the triple bottom line concept of sustainability, the focus now has shifted to issues beyond their walls of operations and manufacturing. In the world of outsourcing, globalisation and interdependence of suppliers, companies must look into making their supply chains more sustainable.
Supply chain transparency: is your business ready?
Posted: 02/19/2016 - 03:46
From April this year, companies operating in the UK will need to get their supply chains (which includes overseas outsourcing arrangements) in order to meet new reporting requirement in the UK. The new Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the MSA) represents the first European legislation aimed at 21st-century trafficking / forced labour and it requires businesses operating in the UK with a turnover of over £36 million to prepare and publish a “slavery and human trafficking statement” for each financial year.
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