Everyone knows the old chestnut: what gets measured gets managed. The corollary to that, of course, is that if you are to manage the right things then you have to have effective ways of measuring them.
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It’s now more than a decade since Nike’s supply chain came under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that workers in sub-contractors’ factories in Asia were working in “sweat-shop” conditions.
All too often it seems, supply chain executives are tasked simply with keeping the promises made by their colleagues in sales and marketing.
Are we sufficiently aware of its potential to bring down governments?
The government is promising to focus on logistics in the next stage of its growth reviews, which were launched at the budget with the Plan for Growth. I know it sounds all too reminiscent of the old chestnut about the most terrifying words in the English
Every quarter we conduct a survey among a panel of senior supply chain and logistics executives in the UK asking them what they see as the most important challenges they face over the coming months.
Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao arrived in Europe last week for a tour of selected capitals to talk principally about trade issues.
What impact does our understanding of supply chain risk have on economic performance? And, just when is the US economy going to get us out of this mess?
Eight times a year the US Federal Reserve Bank produces a report on the state of the US economy based on anecdotal evidence from bank and branch directors and interviews with business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources.
The UK government has set out plans to save £3 billion on procurement. And that is on top of the £1bn which it reckons it saved last year.
