Scandal triggers chain reaction

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OVERVIEW Horsemeat in the food chain is the latest incident to highlight the vulnerability of extended supply chains, as Nick Allen reports The horsemeat scandal is a stark reminder of the critical necessity for brands to ensure the integrity of... Read more

Focus moves to more than these ‘known unknowns’

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RISK As lines of supply become more complex and exposed, it may be time to rethink our approach to supply chains, writes Malory Davies The alarm bells started ringing in September last year. Hornby, supplier of toy railways to generations... Read more

Building a supply-chain society

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Reducing risk from breaches in corporate social responsibility requires all those   in the chain to share the same values, as Malory Davies discovers  Horsemeat in burgers, child labour used to make our favourite electronic gadgets, workers beaten... Read more

Top 5 challenges facing purchasing

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PROCUREMENT Key trends are set to influence procurement over the next 12 months, writes Nick Martindale  1.  Cinderella must win ball  The economic downturn has helped procurement get more spend under management, but there are still widespread variances in organisations’... Read more

‘To boldly go’ where few companies have gone before

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COLLABORATION Businesses will have to go beyond internal collaboration to a new frontier of wider joint ventures to drive efficiency in the chain, as Nick Allen reports Supply chains are now highly complex, often global, networks of interrelated businesses working... Read more

Different shades of ‘grey sheds’ can beat competition

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LOGISTICS The warehouse is the beating heart of the supply chain, but the “grey shed” now does a lot more than just circulate goods, writes Sam Tulip Companies need to plan beyond their current warehousing needs to what they will... Read more