Topics to consider Commentators have noticed the push by senior management for employees to ‘return to the office’. Another topic of interest has been that of collaboration through supply chains to improve resilience of businesses. And a third area for articles is that recent events and disruptions in supply chains has the potential for global consumer and supply markets to … Read More
To change supply chains requires relevant information
Trade Lanes and Supply Chains Trade Lanes can change for a variety of both short and long term factors. But that does automatically equate to a situation that will affect or influence your organisation’s supply chains. Trade Lanes provide information on the direction of a trade, typically across international borders between ports, countries, or regions. Trade Lanes are linked with … Read More
Nature provides Value and Risk through Supply Chains
Protecting Nature As climate reporting by companies becomes a mandatory requirement for doing business in developed economies, a similar development is likely for the protection of Nature. And Procurement will have a lead role in compliance for their organisation. The change in thinking required by Procurement to protect Nature is that growth in a business must be decoupled from the … Read More
Develop a Supply Chains Design Map to know your Network
Why is a Map needed? The network of suppliers and customers for your organisation will not become ‘integrated’, because each is an independent organisations with their own business objectives and policies. The need is therefore to build a ‘body of knowledge’ about customers, suppliers and the supply markets on which your organisation relies. An assumption can be that by acquiring … Read More
Segment inbound supply items to better understand risks
Supply Chain elements The global trading situation contains multiple risks, so not understanding your organisation’s core and extended supply chains is a risk to the business. To gain this understanding requires an analysis of the main elements within an organisation’s supply chains. These are: customers, finished goods inventory, suppliers and inbound supply items. For inbound supply items, an increased emphasis … Read More