It’s hardly an unknown problem. Ever since computers were put to use in business the difficulty has not been in generating information, but in isolating the critical pieces of information that make the difference between success and failure
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Apple terminated business with one of its suppliers last year for repeated human right violations at its plant – and it is working with another repeat offender to correct its human rights practices
China has dominated supply chain thinking over the past few years – but the business environment is changing
British prime minister David Cameron earned plaudits from his own political party for the way that he ducked out of plans for a new European treaty to strengthen the Euro last week
It came as a nasty surprise to learn that child labour is used in the supply chain for one of our favourite treats – chocolate
Just as we all got used to the idea that BRIC must figure in any self-respecting supply chain strategy, it turns out that BRIC is now last year’s thing and we must all now refocus on CIVETS
Buyers beware, supplier challenges are on the increase, according to research by Nottingham University into the number of supplier challenges brought under the EU procurement regime
The man’s gone mad, I can hear you saying. Surely we are well past the moment when that is an appropriate question?
It’s a real privilege – and an education – to sit on one of the judging panels for the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards and experience the passion and expertise of the professionals who come and present to us.
When Hewlett Packard announced that it was selling its personal computer business back in August, chief executive Léo Apotheker explained that HP future strategy would be “built on cloud, solutions and software to address the changing requirements of our
