Risk Management: Supply Chain

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Contingent insurance: Cover is broadening for interruption

Reshoring: Changing locations and supplier brings risks

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Mar 19, 2012

Disasters expose flaws in assumptions

A costly year has forced companies to review their strategies but ‘just-in-time’ delivery is set to stay

Demonstrators hurl stones at Egyptian police ©EPA Mar 19, 2012

Risk analysis: Continuity planning is strengthened

Manufacturers are working harder to identify potential issues down the chain, says Robert Wright

Thai floods ©Getty Mar 19, 2012

Contingent insurance: Broader policies offer cover for disruption beyond the first tier

Insurers are recognising the complexity of modern supply chains and the wider risk of dislocation, writes Andrea Felsted

Mar 19, 2012

Trade credit: Insurers demand more disclosure

Client relationships have been repaired after the excessive caution at the height of the recession, writes Alistair Gray

A sign points to Whitehall ©Getty Mar 19, 2012

Public sector: Contractors under pressure worldwide

The UK government leads the way in extracting more for less from suppliers, says Gill Plimmer

freight train ©Alamy Mar 19, 2012

Transport choices: New trains of thought on freight modes

Companies are rethinking the mix so they can move fast in a crisis, says Robert Wright

Mar 19, 2012

Slow boats from China – and other locations

Container lines generally insist customers value reliability over a short journey time, writes Robert Wright

Labourers work at a garments factory in Vietnam ©Reuters Mar 19, 2012

Reshoring: A change of location brings risks of its own

Sourcing strategy must be kept under constant review, writes Rod Newing

Mar 19, 2012

Ethics: Wrong move can tarnish your reputation

Brands may suffer when production shifts to countries with poor human rights records, writes Rod Newing

Mar 19, 2012

Squeezing suppliers: Pragmatic approach defuses tensions in complex relationship

Michael Kavanagh finds a contrasting picture in retailing and manufacturing

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