Know your imported products supply chain risks. If your business imports products, there are additional supply chain risks, depending on the country, that must be identified and managed. In Australia, frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries etc.) are being pulled this week from home larders, school canteens and supermarket shelves. The reason is Hepatitis A, contracted when consumers eat the thawed … Read More
Good ideas to improve supply chains do not always work
A new supply chain idea of ten years ago. Demand driven supply network (DDSN) was a new concept in 2004, but no mention is made ten years later. Why is that? Surely a DDSN is what all right minded businesses should aim for. The design of DDSN was developed from the supply chain challenges of the early 2000s: distortions downstream … Read More
Supply Chain Risk is number one now and for the future
Supply Chain risks in your business. You know that supply chains are complex and they are becoming even more complex. This is due to: more multi-national businesses; increasing interconnections between organisations and a greater reliance on global specialist suppliers. 2015 Business Risk Barometer is a recent international survey by Allianz Insurance. It highlights that complexity in supply chains is increasing business … Read More
Maintenance is a cost saving Logistics role
Lack of maintenance can cost your business. What do governments and the community do after a disaster? The first response is to rebuild, with little thought given about how the new facilities will be maintained or how the future maintenance will be financed. This can also happen in companies when new facilities and equipment are purchased to address a need. … Read More
Supply Chains are where the money is in your business
Where is the money made in your business? Have you heard the saying ‘Know the price of everything and the value of nothing’? The first part has come true through access by customers and consumers to information via the Internet, aided by the growth of digital mobile data. The second part is more subjective; companies such as Apple and BMW … Read More