- 21. Prepare for Global Supply Chain Risks in 2017
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- Global supply chains are built with a lot of moving parts and risk is always present. According to a recent study, the level of risk is continuing a trend of moving higher by the quarter.Gary Barraco writes ...
- 22. A Rough Ride Ahead
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- Business leaders crave consistency. Our recent presidential election has introduced a dose of unpredictability into events, and executives are trying to make decisions based on guesses and assumptions.Bob ...
- 23. Surviving a Natural Disaster
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- How can you best plan for a natural disaster if you don't know what it is or when it'll hit? Supply chains are always at risk, but preparedness is a key to making it through catastrophes.In an article ...
- 24. Supply Chain Risks Abound
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- Supply chain risk mitigation is an important component of company strategy. Recent disruptions both here and abroad show the breadth of risk that you need to be prepared to address.Bob Ferrarri takes a ...
- 25. Risk Management Becomes Top of Mind
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- Everyone believes in risk management, but sometimes it takes a real disaster to get things moving. The latest bankruptcy news about Hanjin Shipping is an example of a non-weather related disaster that ...
- 26. Raining on Your Supply Chain Parade
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- Supply chain managers spend a lot of time and energy on risk. One aspect that's becoming more important due to climate change is extreme rainfall.Its impact on the transportation network is significant ...
- 27. HP Develops Network Visualization Tool
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- As a participant in a global supply chain, you know how costly disruptions can be. A major technology player, HP, has developed a visualization tool to help identify and mitigate risks.Chris Cunnane interviews ...
- 28. GM Changes Approach to Risk Mitigation
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- When you consider risk management for supply chains, it can be helpful to learn how the big automotive manufacturers view the problem. The well-publicized issues related to the tsunami in Japan in 2011 ...
- 29. Preparing for Disruption
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- Remember when a natural disaster overseas had no real effect on our business? Those days are long gone, and disruptions not only impact global supply chains but their costs are skyrocketing.The Strategic ...
- 30. Mitigating Global Risks
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- Supply chain risk is one of the topics most likely to keep managers awake at night. When you consider the span of global supply chains, the risks are multiplied and become even more critical to manage.In ...
- 31. Supply Chain Risk Infographic
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- Supply chain risk is a topic that keeps many a manager awake at night. Lots of different types, causes, and impacts, with a variety of ways to mitigate the risks as well.On the EBN site, Hailey Lynne McKeefry ...
- 32. Merging Logistics & Purchasing
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- Making supply chain operations as efficient as possible is a goal for nearly every organization. Merging two key processes, purchasing and logistics, is an approach worth looking at.According to the Strategic ...
- 33. Businesses Lack Risk Management Plans
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- When a disaster hits, it's great to have detailed continuity plans in place to mitigate its effects. Unfortunately, according to Gary Barraco on the Manufacturing Business Technology site, a large percentage ...
- 34. Supply Chain Resilience Key to Survival
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- In an interview with professor Yossi Sheffi on the DC Velocity site, Peter Bradley discusses the need to anticipate and respond to disruptions in the supply chain.Building resilience into the supply chain ...
- 35. It's the Season of Ris
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- Since we're now smack dab in the middle of hurricane season, it may be an appropriate time to ask: is your supply chain ready for the next disaster? As business has become more global, problems on the ...
- 36. The Game of Risk
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- With the recent explosive news coming out of China, we're reminded of how important the concept of risk is to supply chain managers. Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has researched the topic and provides ...
- 37. Building Supply Chain Resiliency
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- Is your supply chain resilient enough? In today's environment, you'd better hope so. Better yet, you need plans in place to make it so.On the EPS site, Gina Roos reviews the release of a recent guide on ...
- 38. Holistic Risk Mitigation
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- Supply chain risk keeps a lot of executives awake at night. A holistic approach to managing it has a great chance of eliminating and mitigating these risks, according to Gary Barraco on the Sourcing Journal ...
- 39. Supply Chain Security Recommendations
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- Supply chain risk mitigation requires a focus on security. It's not just data security, but extends to all other processes as well. Philip Odette, on the Manufacturing.net site, provides a list of 7 major ...
- 40. Tighten Up Your Planning
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- ... checks to overpriced service providers, but there's more!Actually, risk mitigation, collaboration, and other crucial pieces of the real world wedding planning experience are very appropriate. Read the article ...
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